Object Record
IBM ThinkPad 701C, 2630 open
IBM ThinkPad 701C, 2630 closed
| Catalog Number | 13.0009.001 |
| Title | IBM ThinkPad 701C, 2630 |
| Collection | National Institute of Mental Health |
| History |
The ThinkPad, released by IBM in October 1992 (this version in March 1995), was one of the first laptop computers on the market. Its design is based on a Japanese bento box. It has a red TrackPoint in the center of the keyboard, which freed the user from having to use a mouse. When opened, the keyboard folds out to full-size (called a butterfly keyboard). This particular ThinkPad was used by Dr. Richard Nakamura. He came to NIMH in 1976 as a postdoc, later becoming chief of the Integrative Neuroscience Research Branch of the Biobehavioral Program. During the time that he used this laptop, Nakamura was Deputy Director of NIMH. In 2007, he became Scientific Director of NIMH. Nakamura's area of research is cognitive and comparative neuroscience, science policy/funding, and ethics in science. In 2012, he became director of the NIH's Center for Scientific Review. |
| Description | Black. Hinged. When opened, keyboard automatically springs out. IBM logo. Orange tracking ball in center of keyboard. Various openings on the sides for phone line, printer, power connetions; memory card, infrared reader; memory cards, battery, etc. |
| Date | March 1995 |
| Year Range from | 1995 |
| Year Range to | 2010 |
| Organizations | NIH; NIMH (National Institute of Mental Health) |
| NIH Property # | 1223000 |
| Old NIH Property # | none |
| Serial # | 23-CDM21 |
| People |
Nakamura, Richard |