Mastodawn

Season 2 of "The Dead Zone" has a number of computers on display including Johnny's Apple Powerbook G4 that appears throughout the season. In Episode 4 there is an Apple iMac G5 and another Powerbook G4. iMac G5s also appears in Episode 5, and Episode 7 also has a brief appearance of a Panasonic Toughbook.

http://www.starringthecomputer.com/newsitem.html?i=2025-03-30%2023:15

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Yag Fox Mar 4

4:3 day. Show off your manly laptops! #toughbook

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Kevin Karhan

Jan 12

@Viss okay, so what makes them cool?

@frameworkcomputer - level #Repairability?
#ToughBook-level #ruggedness??
#IBM #ThinkPad - level #CustomerSupport???

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Kevin Karhan

Dec 11

@ustralien Sadly no, and that's my big disappointment!

@frameworkcomputer decided to choose the #Apple-esque "flat cells below #trackpad" design in the unreasonable #THINN-ness race instead of doing what even the #EeePC and #Sony's #Vaio #P11Z did and have a slot at the back to chug in batteries!

I know why they did it, as a closed aluminium pan aka. "#lunchbox" design is easier to fabricate, but I'd rather some #ToolfreeSwappableBattery which are IMHO of more practicality than having the ability to swap out every port.

Not that I don't like those #modules, but I'd rather wish for a "#THICC-er" device if that gets me essentials like #Ethernet, #USB-A & -C as well as a #TRRS #HeadphoneJack / #HeadsetJack.

I mean, I understand they won't make space for a underslung #Dock, a #Slimline - #ODD or god forbid #ExpressCard, and in terms of #tech I'd welcome #Thunderbolt over #OCuLink, but there's a reason I've not canceled the #NUCbook and if I didn't have to buy/procure #COTS products I'd likely just buy a #Pi500 with a #Powerbank and screen slapped on...

That being said the #Framework is still by a long margin the "least #enshittified" device on the market, and same goes for the #Fairphone devices...

I just wished #FrameworkLaptop and Fairphone were just refusing the #Enshittification trend entirely, cuz I'd rather have a #Toughbook-Style device made out of #Thinkpadnium or even better #Nokianite than some fancy Aluminium stuff if that makes it more #repairable, #upradeable and espechally doesn't result in a #Downgrade.

Not to mention they don't have an #UltraNav-Style #Trackpoint and I do use that instead of a Trackpad.

The only reason I'm not daily driving my #P11Z anymore is because until I got @OS1337 into a useable state it's hardware, which was already #LowEnd at launch, can barely run @bunsenlabs and thus is not an option for #DailyDriving #Linux #Desktop workflows anyways...

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Xerxes Dec 3

Is there any modern laptop manufacturers that make devices at all similar to the rugged old #ThinkPad or #Toughbook ? Specs/price don't matter much. My experience for years now is that all new laptops I purchase feel like they're going to break into pieces if I put them in my backpack. Day to day I use an old ThinkPad T420 from 2011 just because I know it's sturdy enough to lug around, and I use my other laptops as mostly desk computers.

MrJoshua Aug 21, 2024

Have you ever want to learn how to swap the system board on a #Panasonic #ToughPad #FZM1 but were too afraid to ask?

Here’s my guide, just for you!

https://tigerstyle.co.uk/docs/MrJoshuaFZM1.pdf

#ToughBook

Yag Fox Aug 9, 2024

First rule of #toughbook club. No trainers in the members bar! #lasers #Lasershows

Yag Fox Jul 27, 2024

I bought a little stick of knobs! 🤣 I do a lot of simple scenic lasers and sky beams, I don't want a full midi controller, just non mouse control of zoom, brightness and animation speed. These little Arduino based things are perfect and can Velcro on to the side of my #toughbook ❤️

#lasers #arduino #midicontrol