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by rkawakami » Wed Apr 22, 2015 2:55 am » in Forum Announcements

Due to the recent upgrade of the forum software (phpBB), the option to display a pop-up window when a member has a Private Message (PM) waiting to be...

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Accessing documents from Lenovo's new Support site

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Recently, Lenovo has completed moving the old IBM Thinkpad Support site (usually at the www-307.ibm.com domain) onto the support.lenovo.com domain....

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So far, the forum's branched out into Facebook, Twitter and Smartphones - what will we be up to next?

Keep an eye on the Forum Announcements board...

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Forum donations for upgrades

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If you've noticed the new maintenance outage announcements, you know that Bill is actively working on upgrading the forum software and fixing the...

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Official eBay Bidding and Buying Thread

Last post by Saucey « Thu Mar 23, 2017 9:12 pm
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by csv96 » Sun Jun 06, 2004 2:42 am
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Official eBay Bidding and Buying Thread!

Welcome to the Official eBay Bidding and Buying Thread. eBay can be both a fun and dangerous place for...
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Thu Mar 23, 2017 9:12 pm
** Happy New Year to All **

Last post by friedrich-eugen « Thu Mar 02, 2017 1:37 pm
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by BillMorrow » Mon Dec 31, 2012 1:41 am
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The New Year tune most popular here in the USA and made so mostly by one fellow by the name of Guy Lombardo is Auld Lang Syne also translated as Old...
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Thu Mar 02, 2017 1:37 pm
Use eBay? Who are you??

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by JHEM » Fri Jun 04, 2004 1:23 pm
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For those of us who frequently dive into the murky seas of eBay, if you're a buyer or seller there, who are you? Meaning, what's your eBay UserID?...
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Fri Nov 27, 2015 6:13 pm
IPS 10.4" LCD in Old Thinkpad???

Last post by Cooler22 « Tue Jul 25, 2017 10:56 am
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by Thinkpad4by3 » Thu May 25, 2017 6:32 pm

I just saw these panels on eBay: NEC NL6448BC33-53.

According to panelook.com they are 640x480 SA-SFT Normally Black (IPS Family) with a contrast...

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Tue Jul 25, 2017 10:56 am
Microsoft Paint to be killed off after 32 years

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by Puppy » Mon Jul 24, 2017 12:33 pm

Probably the oldest software in charge ever :D

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Tue Jul 25, 2017 10:30 am
Watch and Listen!

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by RealBlackStuff » Sun Jul 23, 2017 3:59 am

Watch and listen to this (again), especially the advice at the end! Fake News Opera!

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Sun Jul 23, 2017 3:59 am
Best ThinkPad for all times?

Last post by KentT « Sat Jul 22, 2017 10:47 pm
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by eiwilde » Sun Feb 22, 2015 8:41 pm
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Past at least 20 Years since the first IBM ThinkPad 486 DX2 that happy my days.
I'm a very happy owner from several ThinkPads, and I'm try to buy...
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Last post by KentT
Sat Jul 22, 2017 10:47 pm
Ok, I want to paint my Thinkpad after seeing this.

Last post by Thinkpad4by3 « Sat Jul 22, 2017 11:13 am
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by Thinkpad4by3 » Fri Jul 21, 2017 8:36 am

Now this is what I call painting a Thinkpad:

Or when you install Linux on your R40e:

Or put David Hill( :evil: ) on the back cover:

I wonder if...

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Last post by Thinkpad4by3
Sat Jul 22, 2017 11:13 am
THINK Note pad refills

Last post by BillMorrow « Sat Jul 22, 2017 12:56 am
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by Dave Webster » Fri Aug 28, 2015 3:39 pm

Anybody know where to order refills for IBM pocket THINK note pads?

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Last post by BillMorrow
Sat Jul 22, 2017 12:56 am
What computer have you had for the longest? When did you get it?

Last post by AlphaKilo470 « Fri Jul 21, 2017 7:06 am
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by pianowizard » Tue Jun 27, 2017 6:51 am

In the past year or so I dramatically downsized my computer collection and am now down to just four, which I believe is my lowest computer count...

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Last post by AlphaKilo470
Fri Jul 21, 2017 7:06 am
How many of you no longer own laptops?

Last post by pianowizard « Wed Jul 19, 2017 12:42 pm
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by pianowizard » Sun Jul 09, 2017 7:47 am
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After getting my first laptop in Aug 2002 (a Dell Inspiron 8200) I was obsessed with laptops for almost a decade, but then I discovered the...
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Last post by pianowizard
Wed Jul 19, 2017 12:42 pm
If your fuel tank straps have rusted away...

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by RealBlackStuff » Wed Jul 19, 2017 5:49 am

The other day I drove home from some shopping, when all of a sudden I heard some almighty squealing, like I was dragging a garbage can or something...

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Wed Jul 19, 2017 6:48 am
xx50+ Trackpoint buttons are annoying to me, do you notice it?

Last post by Thinkpad4by3 « Mon Jul 17, 2017 10:41 am
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by Thinkpad4by3 » Mon Jul 17, 2017 8:04 am

Has anyone noticed that xx50 and Later buttons click hinging from the back, not the front of the clicker. It bugs me quite a bit. Do you notice that...

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Mon Jul 17, 2017 10:41 am
EU seems to be in danger...

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by RealBlackStuff » Fri Jun 24, 2016 9:17 pm
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UK is not all fun and games...
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Last post by Puppy
Sun Jul 16, 2017 4:29 am
Model F keyboards is back!

Last post by Thinkpad4by3 « Tue Jul 11, 2017 4:38 pm
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by thinkpadcollection » Sat Jul 08, 2017 2:53 pm

I still have few model M keyboards in storage and they were excellent keyboards even were lesser to the F's.

Cheers, thinkpadcollection

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Last post by Thinkpad4by3
Tue Jul 11, 2017 4:38 pm
Suggestions for an android phone

Last post by shawross « Tue Jul 11, 2017 9:03 am
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by Whitieiii » Mon Jul 03, 2017 11:34 pm

Hey I'm looking for suggestions on an android phone for live streaming... needs to have a huge battery, great front and rear cameras and be Verizon...

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Tue Jul 11, 2017 9:03 am
*SOLVED* Tracking eBay international shipment w/UPAAA number

Last post by Chamma « Mon Jul 10, 2017 3:35 pm
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by Johan » Wed Nov 12, 2014 7:35 am
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*SOLVED!* Successfully tracking eBay international shipment with UPAAA tracking number

I am posting this here since other forum members (and/or...
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Last post by Chamma
Mon Jul 10, 2017 3:35 pm
Good to be back!!!

Last post by Khipata « Sat Jul 08, 2017 1:19 am
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by daeojkim » Fri Jul 07, 2017 11:31 pm

It has been a while. Long time no see.
Wow!! time flies. Life catches up to you and I have been so busy for a long time. I am glad to be back.
I am...

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Sat Jul 08, 2017 1:19 am
If you've ≥5 computers, do you use them all or feel guilty?

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If you own 5 or more computers (laptops or desktops), do you actually use all of them? If you do, how do you use them?

I am asking this question...
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Last post by kfzhu1229
Thu Jul 06, 2017 11:06 pm
You shouldn't spill coffee on the new Thinkpad F780

Last post by Thinkpad4by3 « Thu Jul 06, 2017 12:50 pm

by Thinkpad4by3 » Thu Jul 06, 2017 12:50 pm

Well, does the built-in SuperFish software light the fuse on July 4th?

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Last post by Thinkpad4by3
Thu Jul 06, 2017 12:50 pm
No Windows Update for Windows 95/98/98SE/ME/2000

Last post by basilh « Wed Jul 05, 2017 11:20 pm
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by ThinkPad560X » Sat Apr 08, 2017 2:35 am
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I've been doing some refresh installs of Windows 95-2000 on some of my PCs such as replacing old Very Old IDE HDDs with a new SATA HDDs in my...
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Last post by basilh
Wed Jul 05, 2017 11:20 pm
IBM's wierd hinges.

Last post by Thinkpad4by3 « Mon Jul 03, 2017 6:18 am
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by Thinkpad4by3 » Tue Jun 27, 2017 3:38 pm

Does anyone know why IBM always had uneven hinge designs. If you look at a G41 ,it is very clear.

Why are the Hinges on the left alot bigger than...

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Last post by Thinkpad4by3
Mon Jul 03, 2017 6:18 am
Total Newbie question. What do the feathers mean?

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Sun Jul 02, 2017 9:12 pm
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by Thinkpad4by3 » Sun Jul 02, 2017 8:33 pm

Title says it all.

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Last post by RealBlackStuff
Sun Jul 02, 2017 9:12 pm
What "Thinkpad Notebook" literally means.

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Sat Jul 01, 2017 10:23 am
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by Thinkpad4by3 » Sat Jul 01, 2017 9:47 am

That was a huge surprise to me :) .

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Last post by RealBlackStuff
Sat Jul 01, 2017 10:23 am
Dangers of the Webcam

Last post by aimeusdietger « Fri Jun 30, 2017 3:22 am
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by ThinkPad560X » Thu Aug 06, 2015 2:04 am

Well I finally got a new ThinkPad (New To me) ThinkPad T420, last of the standard ThinkPad keyboards and reason I got it. I could of got the T420s...

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Last post by aimeusdietger
Fri Jun 30, 2017 3:22 am
Shipping CONUS

Last post by Thinkpad4by3 « Sat Jun 24, 2017 5:21 pm
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by jronald » Sat Jun 24, 2017 5:15 pm

Anyone have any suggestions about shipping 30.00lbs worth of items cheaply and securely in the CONUS?

Any cheaper to break it up, could go into 5...

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Last post by Thinkpad4by3
Sat Jun 24, 2017 5:21 pm
What's the lightest laptop that you travel with? [WARNING: 2 tiny pix]

Last post by AkselVerg « Wed Jun 21, 2017 4:09 am
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by pianowizard » Mon Jul 04, 2016 10:25 am
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When you want to travel as light as possible but must bring a laptop along, what's your laptop of choice? As many of you know, I am obsessed with...
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Last post by AkselVerg
Wed Jun 21, 2017 4:09 am
Rough draft - History of the 2521 ThinkPad

Last post by Saucey « Wed Jun 21, 2017 12:06 am

by Saucey » Wed Jun 21, 2017 12:06 am

So I've been working on this for it feels like an 6 months, this is my third rewrite and I didn't edit the junk at the end.

This is my rough draft...

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Last post by Saucey
Wed Jun 21, 2017 12:06 am
Any Raspberry Pi fans here?

Last post by Thinkpad4by3 « Mon Jun 19, 2017 5:34 pm

by Thinkpad4by3 » Mon Jun 19, 2017 5:34 pm

Any of you Thinkpadders use the Raspberry Pi and what have you done with it. I personally used one to retrofit in a Gameboy DMG and I'm currently...

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Last post by Thinkpad4by3
Mon Jun 19, 2017 5:34 pm
Happy (belated) Father's Day

Last post by ajkula66 « Mon Jun 19, 2017 10:48 am
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by AlphaKilo470 » Mon Jun 19, 2017 10:13 am

Yesterday I was too busy to think about it but I'm off work today. Yesterday was my first father's day without a father. He passed back in January....

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Mon Jun 19, 2017 10:48 am
Project Beigelake

Last post by oeuvre « Thu Jun 15, 2017 7:32 am
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by oeuvre » Mon Jun 12, 2017 11:40 am

Gutted a Dell Dimension XPS 4100 case and put its Pentium III parts into another case. The first order was to clean everything. Air compressor got...

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Last post by oeuvre
Thu Jun 15, 2017 7:32 am
Highest Quality Scan of Old IBM Logo. Ever.

Last post by MikalE « Wed Jun 14, 2017 5:54 pm
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by Thinkpad4by3 » Wed Jun 14, 2017 5:01 pm

Here it is.

Got it from the inside logo on a 701C upper keyboard cover. It was shot to pieces and cracked in 5 different places to no waste...

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Last post by MikalE
Wed Jun 14, 2017 5:54 pm
Ultra Complicated Plan that won't ever work.

Last post by Thinkpad4by3 « Tue Jun 13, 2017 9:51 am
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by Thinkpad4by3 » Mon Jun 12, 2017 10:07 am

If everyone went back to watching VHS tapes, then 4:3 would be the standard again. therefore: 4:3 Thinkpads.

This will never work but I thought it...

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Last post by Thinkpad4by3
Tue Jun 13, 2017 9:51 am
AMD Radeon RX480 strange issue1

Last post by luca9903 « Mon Jun 12, 2017 7:02 am
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by luca9903 » Sun Jan 29, 2017 10:06 am

Hi, I attach two videos of the issue. It's strange because if i install drivers it figures... if I run without driver it runs smoothly.

What...

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Last post by luca9903
Mon Jun 12, 2017 7:02 am
Anyone mining ethernum

Last post by RMSMajestic « Thu Jun 08, 2017 12:36 pm
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by RMSMajestic » Tue Jun 06, 2017 1:40 pm

Just curious..... Have 5 GPUs doing this job now and thinking of taking in the GTX 980m and HD8970m of mine as well

And anyone using R9 280x? What's...

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Last post by RMSMajestic
Thu Jun 08, 2017 12:36 pm
Would you rather?

Last post by TPFanatic « Wed Jun 07, 2017 1:16 pm
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by Thinkpad4by3 » Wed Jun 07, 2017 12:14 pm

I'm just curious how different Thinkpadders have different ideals.

1: 1920x1080 IPS vs 800x600 TN
2: Trackpoint and new keyboard or T6x keyboard...

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Last post by TPFanatic
Wed Jun 07, 2017 1:16 pm
Yet another US government disaster...

Last post by Thinkpad4by3 « Tue Jun 06, 2017 6:26 am
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by RealBlackStuff » Sat Mar 25, 2017 8:47 am
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Link--> Senate votes to let ISPs sell your Web browsing history to advertisers

More info:
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Last post by Thinkpad4by3
Tue Jun 06, 2017 6:26 am
Just a little thought I wanted to share.

Last post by Thinkpad4by3 « Mon Jun 05, 2017 9:30 pm
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by Thinkpad4by3 » Mon Jun 05, 2017 8:41 am

The fruit used to say: think different.
When they created laptops they said: thinkpad different.
Now they say: thinkpad same.

Sent from my SM-G550T...

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Last post by Thinkpad4by3
Mon Jun 05, 2017 9:30 pm
Prototype notebook with 3:2 LCD

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Mon Jun 05, 2017 6:49 am
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by thinkpadcollection » Sun Jun 04, 2017 4:32 pm

One guy who checked it out is part of anandtech website. I like anandtech for their expertise in hardware.

Cheers, thinkpadcollection

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Last post by RealBlackStuff
Mon Jun 05, 2017 6:49 am
What music are you listening to right now?

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Sun Jun 04, 2017 6:13 pm
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by Temetka » Fri Jan 09, 2015 1:46 pm
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For me it's Hoist the Colors
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Last post by RealBlackStuff
Sun Jun 04, 2017 6:13 pm
Chrome bug that lets sites secretly record you

Last post by Saucey « Fri Jun 02, 2017 12:30 am
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by Puppy » Thu Jun 01, 2017 5:53 am

Google's typical security and privacy approach: This isn’t really a security vulnerability :roll:

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Last post by Saucey
Fri Jun 02, 2017 12:30 am
Help installing cyanogenmod on Samsung S7 Active

Last post by TankPad « Wed May 31, 2017 8:41 pm
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by Whitieiii » Tue May 30, 2017 3:51 am

I really like the S7 Active, I really hate Samsung's custom Android 6.0 Rom... has anybody rooted this phone and been able to install cyanogenmod on...

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Last post by TankPad
Wed May 31, 2017 8:41 pm
New Toy

Last post by kfzhu1229 « Sun May 28, 2017 11:12 pm
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by jronald » Fri Apr 21, 2017 6:33 pm

So I picked up this to use at work, as they dont allow us to have access to the internet.

About the size an X31 but twice as thick. Tiny foot...

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Last post by kfzhu1229
Sun May 28, 2017 11:12 pm
Dire warning for FRUIT, to finally start making HMMs

Last post by Thinkpad4by3 « Wed May 24, 2017 8:14 am
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by RealBlackStuff » Sun Jan 22, 2017 9:46 am

For all you FRUIT-lovers, self-repair is near!
So get your tools out!

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Last post by Thinkpad4by3
Wed May 24, 2017 8:14 am
WS_FTP LE is discontinued. Alternatives

Last post by Puppy « Wed May 24, 2017 5:31 am
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by RealBlackStuff » Tue May 23, 2017 11:41 am

Today I tried to renew my (free) Ipswitch WS_FTP LE, because the license expired yesterday.
Ipswich renewed the license a number of times, confirming...

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Last post by Puppy
Wed May 24, 2017 5:31 am
Looking to replace 5:4 monitor, but with what?

Last post by thinkpadcollection « Mon May 22, 2017 4:04 pm
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by RealBlackStuff » Mon May 22, 2017 8:52 am

Currently I have a 5:4 19 HP LP1965 monitor with 1280x1024.
Viewing angles are 178/178, almost identical to IPS.
This is/was an excellent monitor,...

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Last post by thinkpadcollection
Mon May 22, 2017 4:04 pm
Android or iPhone

Last post by Puppy « Fri May 19, 2017 10:39 am
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by rf-harris » Wed Mar 15, 2017 5:21 am
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Which mobile phone would you like to have. An Android Phone or an iPhone ?
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Last post by Puppy
Fri May 19, 2017 10:39 am
Finding a new supplier of 4:3 screens.

Last post by wujstefan « Mon May 15, 2017 8:27 am
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by Thinkpad4by3 » Mon Apr 17, 2017 7:03 pm

I wonder if anyone has tried to get a new set of 4:3 screens produced, maybe trying to contact BOE-Hydis to get them to manufacture a limited run of...

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Last post by wujstefan
Mon May 15, 2017 8:27 am
Any love for Latitudes?

Last post by Kasm279 « Thu May 11, 2017 10:49 pm
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by Kasm279 » Tue Aug 25, 2015 4:36 am
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Admins, please forgive me if this isn't the correct area of the forum for this post, but I wasn't entirely sure on where to put it.

Does anyone else...
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Last post by Kasm279
Thu May 11, 2017 10:49 pm
32bit OS, and directx. Based on premise of old gaming.

Last post by theterminator93 « Thu May 11, 2017 6:39 am
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by thinkpadcollection » Wed May 10, 2017 6:21 pm

No matter you use a 32bit OS, it is limited to 4GB and this additionally affects how much final system memory impacted by GPU's ram. This brings to a...

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Thu May 11, 2017 6:39 am

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