The name of the IBM computer was Watson.
IBM adopted its current name in 1924 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM
IBM = International Business Machines
The IBM Thinkpad name was suggested by IBM employee Denny Wainwright. Denny came up with the name because he had a "THINK" notepad in his pocket.
Lenvo chose to continue using the IBM brand name for several reasons. One of the reasons why they chose to do this was to honor the IBM brand. Another reason why they chose to do this was that their customers easily recognize the IBM brand.
IBM
International Business Machines
IBM, changed its name in 1924.
You can purchase IBM notebooks at several different locations such as Walmart, Amazon, IBM product websites and home shopping channels such as ShopNBC just to name a few.
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The company which became IBM was founded in 1896 as the Tabulating Machine Company. IBM adopted its current name in 1924.
ibm sold oem ms-dos as PC DOS.