Max "Buzzworthy" Eddy5d ago
Nanoraptor
IBM ThinkBoy
May 28 at 8:19pmWeb
Show threadEfi (nap pet) 🦊💤May 28
@NanoRaptor beautiful model
Show threadSnoopJMay 28
@NanoRaptor  
Show threadJack WellbornMay 28

@NanoRaptor ThinkBoy, sadly, only has one nipple.

(Yes, I refer to IBM’s TrackPoint as a nipple and always have. Those who don't see it are in denial.)

Show threadHakan BayındırMay 28

@jackwellborn @NanoRaptor

I mean, we (as in nerd community) have talked 'bout this before:

https://xkcd.com/243/

Show threadJack WellbornMay 28
@bayindirh @NanoRaptor “Clit" is also acceptable.
Show threadEndlessMasonMay 29
@jackwellborn @bayindirh @NanoRaptor
Only if you know her personally
Show threadrhempelMay 28
@jackwellborn @NanoRaptor Yeah that's not what some of us call it ...
Show threadMark W. Gabby-Li 🐌May 28
@NanoRaptor That's not the ThinkBoy, it's the ThinkBoy Color! smh
Show threadBaloo UrizaMay 28
@NanoRaptor The Nub instead of a dpad is just a nice touch
Show threadmbpazMay 28
@BalooUriza @NanoRaptor "nub"? I've heard it called "the knob" "the ding", "the nipple" and "the clit". Adding "nub" to the list.
Show threadPlaidMay 28
@mbpaz @BalooUriza @NanoRaptor See also G-spot, since it's nestled right in the G there.
Show threadBaloo UrizaMay 28

@plaidtron3000 You
know it's male if it's located adjacent to the P key.

@mbpaz @NanoRaptor

Show threadHacker MemesMay 28
@mbpaz @BalooUriza @NanoRaptor
i’m the boring buzzkill because i've always just called it “the thimble” 
Show threadQCATOPR May 29
@i0null @mbpaz @BalooUriza @NanoRaptor "Eraser mouse" was what I called it.
Show threadBaloo UrizaMay 28

@mbpaz I've mostly heard "TrackPoint" or "ClitMouse" but I was trying to avoid Branded Names™ and trying not to be lewd.

@NanoRaptor

Show threadsimonbpMay 28
@NanoRaptor Corporate IT splurged on the color LCD
Show threadChrisMay 28
@NanoRaptor all the games for it are implemented in LotusScript
Show threadHipólito (Libre de Altri)May 28
@NanoRaptor  I want one, it looks perfect!
Show threadR.L. Dane    🍵 May 28

@NanoRaptor

YES PLEASE

Show threadSimon ZerafaMay 28

@NanoRaptor

I wonder if Lenovo would have a modern version of this now? 🥴

Show threadHakan BayındırMay 28

@NanoRaptor This is ridiculously flawless. Shame on you!

I want one?

Show threadkabel42 May 28
@NanoRaptor Is that the one with the weird IR link multiplayer where you had to hold the two devices at a 2 cm distance while playing?
Show threadhonk if you want to honk May 28
@NanoRaptor want
Show threadSimon ZerafaMay 28

@NanoRaptor

I'm sure we could create an alternate timeline for the history of computing with your amazing creations.

"For All Mankind" but an alternate history where things are somewhat different than today 🙂

Show threadMotaMay 28
@NanoRaptor OMG
Show threadTim ChaseMay 28

@NanoRaptor

The VirtualThink was too ahead of its time with 3d spreadsheets, but gave a serious headache if you used them for more than half an hour…

(if I wasn't putting in hours for $DAYJOB, I'd snag an image of a VirtualBoy, change it from red to black, and add the IBM logo in its colors and fudge it to read "VirtualThink" 😆)

Show threadSkjeggtrollMay 28

@NanoRaptor

It probably seemed like a good idea at the time, but the decision to go with OS/2 as the default operating system for the ThinkBoy turned out to be a mistake as almost no third party developers made any games for it; Gremlin Graphic's Zool/2 a noteable exception. The bundled database server was really good for the time, though.

Show threadAri [APz] SovijärviMay 28
@NanoRaptor I recall Spock using this in Babylon 5.
Show threadDarth Hideout 🏳️‍🌈May 28

@NanoRaptor

The screen looks like embroidery.

Show threadThinkPad-MuseumMay 28
@NanoRaptor I want this thing so bad 🥸
Show threadmikeashMay 28
@NanoRaptor The first thing we did when we got home was jailbreak it to bypass the lockout requiring wearing a suit and tie.
Show threadfabiosantoscodeMay 28
@NanoRaptor wow, I love this platform! How rugged and battle tested!
Show threadFuchsiii~~~May 28
@NanoRaptor i want one
Show threadTelH904d ago

@fuchsiii @NanoRaptor +1 but only if it comes with a Lotus 123 Cartridge…

https://mastodon.social/@kkarhan/116800978886793991

Show threadJames HoldenMay 28
@NanoRaptor Would 100% buy a load of these for my bemused family at Christmas.
Show threadTelH904d ago
@jamesholden @NanoRaptor bemusing indeed.
Show threadmbpazMay 28

@NanoRaptor [goes to redbooks.ibm.com to find the ThinkBoy HMM]

Could you show us the label so we can read the P/N and maybe FRUs?

Show threadHuubjeMay 28
@NanoRaptor WHERE'S THE NIPPLE!?
Edit: oh nevermind it's the red thing lol
Show threadEarthshineMay 28
@NanoRaptor YESSSSS THE D-POINT
Show threadدانیال بهزادی 🇭🇷 🇨🇩 🇩🇿 🇦🇹May 28
@NanoRaptor
I want it
Show threadMacBalanceMay 28
@NanoRaptor the ’cowl’ at the top really sells it. Reminds me of the TI scientific calendars that had cases that were slide off and stored backwards on the calculator.
Show threadleckseMay 28
@NanoRaptor But will it come with a ThinkLight?
Show threadLucyMay 28
@NanoRaptor the choice of the nub over a d-pad hahahaahahhaha
Show threadSibshopsMay 28
@NanoRaptor Thanks, I hate it.
Show threadBocchi the Ryu May 28

@NanoRaptor

What the hell is this haha

Show threadGeorge BMay 28

@NanoRaptor

"Surely it's Lenovo"

*Looks it up*

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acquisition_of_the_IBM_PC_business_by_Lenovo

TIL

Acquisition of the IBM PC business by Lenovo - Wikipedia

Show threadjakeMay 28
@NanoRaptor the numb for the d pad is chef's kiss
Show threadMoses IzumiMay 28
@NanoRaptor
hold on I've seen this one before
Show threadbrennenMay 28
@NanoRaptor variant models of course had a ThinkLight above the display
Show threadNick PooleMay 28

@NanoRaptor PCMCIA slot instead of cartridge slot.

Also, I'd be playing the Jetpack: Christmas Special

Show threaddan 💾May 28
@NanoRaptor the d-pad 😻
Show threadeuroplus May 29
@billgoats @NanoRaptor IKR?! 🔴
Show threadVaneshiMay 28
@NanoRaptor Tougher than a Nokia... although IBM charged way, WAY to much for the OS/2 cartridge for it.
Show threadHumanBeingMay 28
Weird to see that but it looks cool.
BM (Lenovo) sold its decent laptop in what felt like a long time until it got bought out. I had one that lasted ten years and my dad bought one and liked it when we had a show at the Javits Center many many moons ago.
Show threadthejikzMay 28
@NanoRaptor wonderful!
Show threadvictorMay 28
@NanoRaptor does it boot with libreboot!? 😆
Show threadTypositoireMay 29
@NanoRaptor
Show threadjiub   May 29
@NanoRaptor the battery light is a nice touch
Show threadKlayMay 29
@NanoRaptor there's one "bit" here and its a damn good bit