Mark Nov 10, 2022
Trammell Hudson
@doot I want to get my thinkpad running again. it's almost thirty years old and can still boot a modern Linux kernel (for a little while longer)
Nov 10, 2022 at 4:02pmWeb
Show thread πšœπšŽπš•πšŽπšŠ Nov 10, 2022

@th

butterfly keyboard!

@doot

Show threadMark Nov 10, 2022
@th @doot OMG - I have one of those in my basement. That telescoping butterfly keyboard with the original 'g spot' mouse was awesome! Was it really 30 years ago?
Show threadTrammell HudsonNov 10, 2022
@mark the 701c was released in 1995, so twenty eight years ago.
Show threadMark Nov 10, 2022
@th Holy cow. Am I that old?
Show threadcinja ♾️Nov 10, 2022
@th @doot I love Linux, it's on most of my systems that I don't need an app specific OS for... But this gorgeous beast deserves some FreeBSD...
Show threadPadawan Nov 10, 2022
@th @doot @selea Thinkpads are authentic battle horses. I have a 600e from the late β€˜90s. Still works.
Show threaddivVerentNov 10, 2022
@th @doot Never seen a laptop with a keyboard sticking out like that. Did they sell it like this, or is this a… β€œfix”? ;)
Show threadZbdNov 10, 2022
@th @doot yikes! what are the specs on that thing? If you are looking for distro suggestions, something light I like is #EliveLinux
Show threadNeil β€’ Vault VisionNov 10, 2022
@th @doot
Wow, that is really neat. The fly-out thinkpad was my first real work laptop! Brings back memories.
Show threadChrisNov 10, 2022
@th So cool
Show threadPhilNov 10, 2022
@th
You've made me think of an old gateway solo laptop that I think is still stashed away. It was second hand to me in the mid 90s and I wrote most of my PhD on it. I'm going to have to see if it'll cope with a modern Linux now.....
@doot
Show threadSerenusNov 11, 2022
I am apparently now at an age where I have to care about ergonomics and I do not appreciate this.