Another entry in the RISC Laptops series on 1990s Unix laptops with RISC processors: IBM WorkPad z50. “It looks like a Thinkpad, but it’s not.” The WorkPad z50 is a “mobile companion” released by IBM in 1999 with MIPS processor for Windows CE. Aimed at the fledging handheld PC and PDA market of the late 90s, z50 were almost laptops but still had a RISC processor: NEC VR4121, a 64-bit MIPS processor. IBM WorkPad z50 was a small system with a 8.2′ DSTN screen, weighing 2.66 lbs in a...
