Options by IBM Withdrawal: Selected PSG Products -- Replacements Available

Withdrawal Announcement
August 18, 1998
Announcement Letter Number: 998-224


Overview

Effective September 1, 1998, IBM will withdraw the following products from marketing. After that date, you will no longer be able to obtain these products directly from IBM; however, you can obtain these products through authorized remarketers or IBM Authorized Personal Computer Dealers.

                                                       Part
Description                                            Number


8.4GB Deskstar (TM) HDD (S)                            01K1316
2.1GB IDE HDD for ThinkPad (R) 380/385                 73H9797
2.5-in 1.4GB IDE HDD                                   82H8161
2.5-in 2.1GB HDD for ThinkPad 365X/XD                  82H8175
2.5-in 2.1GB HDD for ThinkPad 765/760/755              69H8414
16XMAX Internal IDE CD-ROM Drive                       76H6110
24X-10X Internal IDE CD-ROM Drive                      01K0058
TrackPoint (R) II Keyboard                             13H6705
Enhanced Keyboard with TrackPoint II                   92G7461

Replacement Product Information

Withdrawn Product                      Replacement Product


8.4GB DeskStar HDD (S)                 9.1GB 7200RPM EIDE HDD
  (01K1316)                              (01K1330)


2.1GB HDD for ThinkPad 765/760/755     3.0GB for ThinkPad 765/760/755
  (69H8414)                              (45H8789)


2.1GB IDE HDD for ThinkPad 380/385     3.2GB HDD for ThinkPad 380/385
  (73H9797)                              (02K0487)


16XMAX Internal IDE CD-ROM Drive       32X-14X Internal IDE CD-ROM
  (76H6110)                              Drive (04K0058)


24X-10X Internal IDE CD-ROM Drive      32X-14X Internal IDE CD-ROM
  (01K0058)                              Drive (04K0058)


TrackPoint II Keyboard                 Black TrackPoint Keyboard
  (13H6705)                              (01K1260)


Enhanced Keyboard with                 White TrackPoint Keyboard
  TrackPoint II (92G7461)                (01K1259)

Trademarks

      Deskstar is a trademark of International Business Machines
      Corporation in the United States or other countries or both.
      ThinkPad and TrackPoint are registered trademarks of
      International Business Machines Corporation in the United
      States or other countries or both.
      Other company, product, and service names may be trademarks or
      service marks of others.

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This announcement is provided for your information only. For additional information, contact your IBM representative, call 800-IBM-4YOU, or visit the IBM home page at: http://www.ibm.com