Kevin Karhan Dec 11, 2024

Actually, it's far simpler:

#ThinkPads became the #AK (or rather #AKM) of #Laptops because 5-15 years ago one could get a baseline #refurbished or #used & #surplus'd X-series #ThinkPad for like € 100 shipped...

Even a #child can #mod and maintain it, and they do!

  • It'll run whether the battery is missing, the screen ripped off or the SSD is dead.

Jackal Voice: "They ain't biodegradable!"

#AK47 #Laptop #Laptops #refurbish #reuse #upcycle #Hacking #Modding #ThiccPad #tools #PowerTools #Hacker #HackerMemes #HackingMemes

How ThinkPads Became The Internet's Favorite Laptop

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Show threadblamiOct 22, 2023
Ok, so cleared almost all the reds in EZ-Setup. Trying to replace harddrive with CF card. The smallest one I have is 4GB, both DOS and OS/2 can see and install on it just fine but machine seems not to be able to boot off it… will try to get 2GB one as this laptop shipped with 3.6GB harddrive so size might be issue? #thinkpad #thiccpad #retrocomputing
blamiOct 21, 2023
Thinkpad 535X - from trashcan back to life. There's still some work to be done but re-soldered RAM is detected and it seems to work. Caps on modem and soundcard daughterboard are replaced. Still need to check after I install OS/2. This will be my OS/2 driver. #thinkpad #thiccpad #retrocomputing #90s #ibm