"Nibby" (nibby68)
02/02/2014 at 11:01 • Filed to: IBM
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"Nibby" (nibby68)
02/02/2014 at 11:01 • Filed to: IBM | 4
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It's an old (2001) IBM ThinkPad A21p.
850MHz PIII, 512mb RAM, 16mb ATI gfx, DVD-ROM drive, floppy drive, 1600x1200 resolution 15" display (!!!), 30GB HD, Windows 98SE + Windows 2000 dual boot. Everything seems to work except for the battery but that's expected.
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Velocity- Peuguette Connoisseur
> Nibby
02/02/2014 at 11:04 |
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Step 1. Wipe it
Step 2. Upgrade hard drive and ram
Step 3. Sell old hard drive and ram.
Step 4. Load up a newer copy of Windows, or Linux of some sort.
Step 6. Browse Oppo
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Nibby
> Velocity- Peuguette Connoisseur
02/02/2014 at 11:09 |
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RAM is maxed out, I already wiped everything and installed 98 + 2000
anonsagainstanonymous
> Nibby
02/02/2014 at 11:19 |
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oooooh! MX518 mouse. Timeless classic.
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Nibby
> anonsagainstanonymous
02/02/2014 at 11:20 |
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Yeah that's for my desktop. I love that thing.
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Velocity- Peuguette Connoisseur
> Nibby
02/02/2014 at 11:21 |
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Oh I see. YOU SHOULD PUT WINDOWS 8 ON IT FOR THE LULZ
Joyrider
> Nibby
02/02/2014 at 11:51 |
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I had one of these in 2001 when I went to school in the Upper Peninsula at Northern Michigan University. They provided every student with one to use as part of tuition.
Mattbob
> Nibby
02/02/2014 at 11:58 |
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ugh, reminds me of the laptop I have at work to support legacy hardware.
Step 1) Place trash can in front of desk.
Step 2) Push laptop off desk into trash can.
Step 3) Use saved time to advantage.
Boxer_4
> Nibby
02/02/2014 at 14:05 |
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Nice! That's a much more compact solution compared to my Windows 98 SE / Windows 2000 setup.
With those specs, that thing should fly on Windows 98 SE.
MC_Leon6494
> Nibby
02/02/2014 at 14:13 |
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that is a massive resolution for a computer that old. Nice, IBM / Lenovo products hold up pretty well.
Frank Grimes
> Nibby
02/02/2014 at 20:55 |
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I dont get it why are old laptops good?
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Nibby
> Frank Grimes
02/02/2014 at 22:47 |
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They're fun to tinker with if you like older games + software, operating systems. Plus, this one is sturdy as hell and has an amazing keyboard.
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Nibby
> MC_Leon6494
02/02/2014 at 23:25 |
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They do! Pretty badass rig
Eazy-O
> Mattbob
02/03/2014 at 07:48 |
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What kind of a person works with hardware, but doesn't appreciate IBM laptops?
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Mattbob
> Eazy-O
02/03/2014 at 08:03 |
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I appreciate them. I just don't like working with old hardware for the sake of working with old hardware. They were great durable workhorses, and Lenovo is pretty good now. In fact, that's what I'm typing on. Also, my legacy unit isnt IBM, it just has a similar hardware spec and software load. It is a piece of shit old armada that likes to die when I need to debug PLC code.
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Eazy-O
> Mattbob
02/03/2014 at 15:08 |
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Fair enough. :) Please excuse me, up until recently I helped out in a computer museum and I love old hardware.
As for the Armada... it's Compaq. :D I liked them back in the day when I was playing Test Drive on an (I think) orange and black screened LTE 286 notebook. Ahh, good old days. Sorta.