#IBM thinkpad

[commodorez]

Start Me Up: 30 years of Windows 95 - @commodorez and @ms-dos5

30 years ago, Microsoft introduced Windows 95 and set the standard for graphical user interfaces that is still in use today. We will be displaying all major versions of 95, from one of the Chicago Beta releases, through the final update from 1997, on a wide variety of hardware from a number of prominent manufacturers. Come experience what made Windows 95 a household name, play some games, and see what made computing accessible and easy for everyone.

MS-DOS5 and I started planning this one in 2023, because we knew the anniversary was coming up and we wanted to give such a significant milestone in computing history the credit and spotlight it deserved. Computers and software come from both of our collections, with the exception of one desktop on loan from the Glitchworks. All of the 90s CRTs were on loan from our friends Sark, RadRacer203, and CJ.

The result was 18 feet worth of exhibit table, filled to the brim with copies of Windows 95, and associated software. We had computers running Chicago Beta 73g, RTM, OSR 1, OSR 2, and OSR 2.5 arranged in order to show the full life cycle of Windows 95 from 1993-1997. We also had companion software like Plus!, various versions of Microsoft Office (all from MS-DOS5's extensive collection), 95-specific games (from Microsoft and third parties alike), as well as training software. We included a number of important books about Windows 95, an era-appropriate network hub tying most machines together, a dot matrix printer, 90s mousepads, and even some big tractor-feed banners printed from one of the 95 machines.

All told, it was the most elaborate exhibit either of us have ever done, and the results were better than I could have imagined. That was a blast to put together, and super fun to show off at VCF East.

VCF East XX

[fuckableobjects]

Fuckable Object #6 IBM ThinkPad 701 Series (1995)

[insiderzx]

IBM ThinkPad 220 (1993)

[jfk-blown-away-blog]

Anyone familiar with installing Linux on old Thinkpads?

What I want to do under cut

Right now it has a really noisy HDD in it with its original windows 95 install. I want to replace the drive with a Linux install and add wifi connectivity as a way to use this out of the house to work on online school things. Adding USB to it as well would be nice. I would also still want the Floppy drive and Disc drive to be usable. I know the PCMCIA slot doesn't support cardbus and is only 16-bit. Don't know how possible it would be, I've just had this thing for a few years and got all the use out of it I wanted with the windows 95 install. I just would like to give it more of a purpose than a cool little laptop.

[someexistite]

Thrift Store Laptop

Welcome back fuckers to my tumble dryer. Today's garbage fire wonders how long I can keep this mostly-upbeat, mostly-grammatically-correct tone going.

A few days ago, I went to my local thrift store looking for one of those big 5-disc CD changer things that no one wants. I walked out of that store with one laptop and no CD changer.

I bought this IBM ThinkPad R51 for $24.99.

There was also a Panasonic Toughbook, but I don't want to spend $69.99 right now.

After getting it home, suffering to get it open, and viewing the very intact thermal paste,

After suffering to put it back together, likely breaking some things and having a screw left over, it workie!

Complete with personal files, sensitive information, and a probable virus! Yippee!

But yeah. It a ThinkPad. Intel Celeron M 350, 512MB DDR1-333, 40GB HDD, Win XP Pro, good screen, 2005.

Was this worth it? Eh. Do I have one more ThinkPad than I did before (zero)? Yes. Do I have a 5-disc CD changer? Still no.

[things-ford-pines-missed]

The IBM ThinkPad (1992)

Also, there was a limited edition that did this cool thing when you opened and closed it. You can find it on display at the Museum of Modern Art in New York.

DUDE THAT IS SO FUCKING COOL I LOVE 90S TECH

Thing Ford Missed #140: The IBM ThinkPad

[c0l0rsp1k3]

JUST LEARNT THAT MY IBM THINKPAD FRIEND RUNS FLOPPY DISKS OH MY GOSHH!!!

My dad's friend gave us some old floppy disks containing games that he had. Can't wait to get home and play them!

[mayertis-not-a-user]

[krjpalmer]

PC Magazine January 2004

There was only one January issue of PC Magazine again this year.

[cyle]

i miss these chunky laptops. i still have my powerbook 1400c and use it sometimes for that dark grey plastic feel.

IBM ThinkPad 345C (1995)

[digitalesleben]

Im Jahr 2012 habe ich meinen ersten Blogbeitrag geschrieben. Seit 2019 ist dieser Blog eine vollwertige Website auf Wordpress Basis. Und hier veröffentliche ich meinen 500. Beitrag in meinem Blog digitalesleben.blog. Ich berichte über den Besuch der Autostadt in Wolfsburg, wo mein IBM ThinkPad 701CS als ikonisches Produkt der 90er Jahre bis September 2025 ausgestellt ist. Die Autostadt feiert ihr 25. Jubiläum.

[commodorez]

IBM Thinkpad 701CS - the one with the famous butterfly keyboard - VCF Southwest 2023

[auroras-void]

When you see she uses the IBM Thinkpad® TrackPoint™ Style Pointer 🤤

[mayertis-not-a-user]

Here's my Gregory Bell the laptop (IBM Thinkpad X60T) 💓

ibm thinkpad x61t (2007), a tablet laptop

[pixelfireplace]

IBM ThinkPad 701 with Butterfly Keyboard design by John Karidis

source: mycommercials

[europa6502]

Did a nice little project with my X40 today. Wanted to throw OpenBSD on it to make it a triple-boot between Windows XP, Haiku, and OpenBSD. I’m really happy with how it turned out, was loosely styling it after AIXWindows :3