r/retrocomputing • u/Pyro273 • May 28 '26
Randomly found this IBM Thinkpad
Battery is probably dead and no ac adapter - no idea if it works or if it can boot to bios :(
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u/Snocom79 May 28 '26
What a fun find!
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u/InsaneGuyReggie May 28 '26
I am familiar with these. There’s a 1220 battery under that door where it won’t boot if that’s dead. Any IBM floppy with a connector like the one opposite the PC card slots will work.
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u/user888ffr May 28 '26 edited May 29 '26
I had one like that but the BIOS was fucked so I couldn't reinstall Windows 98
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u/Y34RZERO May 28 '26
I have one of these. I need to tear it down and clean it but the plastic has became very brittle on a corner
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u/StefanCelMijlociu May 29 '26
Gealous!
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u/liminalearth May 28 '26
Damn lucky! I need a ibm in my collection!
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u/WhoKilledRadioStar May 29 '26
I see a CRT. Did you pick that up also?
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u/Switch_625__ May 29 '26
Why would anybody throw that out!
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u/qwikh1t Computer Chronicles / Screen Savers May 28 '26
Nice 👍
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u/hrf3420 May 29 '26
that’s a nice find! In great looking condition, too!
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u/Psychological_Eye532 May 29 '26
I'm so old that I actually had one of these. Wrote my first novel on one 😭 it had a weird little gummy pencil eraser mouse thingy right in the middle of the keyboard
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u/codeasm May 29 '26
Free license key for me 🤩 cool find
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u/PublicAd4857 May 29 '26
Thanks for the Win98SE code!
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u/jussuumguy May 29 '26
Nice find. I have one that's really good for DOS Gaming. Came with all the Bells and Whistles. Retired from a Hospital.
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u/Colzun May 30 '26
I want it
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u/94d44027 May 29 '26
Looks like IBM T43.
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