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Find spare parts for my Moped Jawa 350!

Last post by phillip1 « Wed Jul 26, 2023 8:42 am

by phillip1 » Wed Jul 26, 2023 8:42 am

Dear Friends,
I turn to you today with an urgent question:
can I find spare parts for my old Czech moped Jawa 350? I inherited that beauty a few...

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Wed Jul 26, 2023 8:42 am
This is cricket.

Last post by solidpro « Tue Jul 11, 2023 6:13 am
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by RealBlackStuff » Mon Jul 10, 2023 3:55 am

Here’s how cricket works:

You have two sides, one out in the field and one in.

Each man that's in the side that's in goes out, and when he's out...

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Tue Jul 11, 2023 6:13 am
Updated Article on Free Hard Drive Testing Programs

Last post by axur-delmeria « Sat Jul 08, 2023 12:57 pm
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by Callahan » Fri Jul 07, 2023 2:42 am

I may or may not have a hard drive going bad ... makes a little noise at startup but then seems to be OK for hours. I have a couple of hard drive...

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Sat Jul 08, 2023 12:57 pm
Desktop monitors (for a ThinkPad of course)

Last post by dr_st « Mon Jun 26, 2023 11:16 pm
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by Jake.Werecat » Sat Mar 11, 2023 5:41 am

Hi folks, seems there is no better place to talk 'bout it then off-topic. Kinda surprised, we all love laptops but I guess we use them docked at home...

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Mon Jun 26, 2023 11:16 pm
New Cars Tracking Information

Last post by theterminator93 « Sun Jun 25, 2023 3:22 pm
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by Callahan » Wed Jun 21, 2023 10:59 pm

This article was out today ... there is one sentence in the article that is amazing ... from the article:

The analysis follows previous reporting...

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Sun Jun 25, 2023 3:22 pm
IDE to SATA Adapter for laptops

Last post by ThinkPad560X « Sat Jun 17, 2023 10:14 pm
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by ThinkPad560X » Thu Jul 28, 2022 1:40 am

I have a Dell Inspiron 9300 same era as the ThinkPad T43 with a Intel Centrino CPU and XP OS. I was wanting to get a new HDD or SSD for the laptop as...

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Sat Jun 17, 2023 10:14 pm
Saved an old RCA 27" CRT Tv

Last post by ZaZ « Fri Jun 16, 2023 1:26 pm
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by ThinkPad560X » Sat Jun 10, 2023 10:37 pm

I found an old, junked CRT tv getting thrown out by road and picked it up since I wanted to buy one again for my old systems. Yes I have a SONY...

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Fri Jun 16, 2023 1:26 pm
Dell Precision T3500 keeps crashing

Last post by ThinkPad560X « Sun Jun 04, 2023 5:19 pm
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by ThinkPad560X » Sat Jun 03, 2023 5:47 pm

I got my Dell Precision T3500 out and wanted to put it to use again. It has a new old stock WD 2TB Enterprise class HDD installed, 8GB RAM X2 4GB...

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Sun Jun 04, 2023 5:19 pm
Revived an old Toshiba & IBM TravelStar 2.5 HDD to SSD

Last post by Droider « Tue May 30, 2023 6:36 pm
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by ThinkPad560X » Mon May 29, 2023 7:35 pm

I have lots of old Laptop 2.5 HDDs from 90s to early 2000s. The first drive I did was a Toshiba 814MB Disk Drive. I removed the top plate and the IDE...

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Last post by Droider
Tue May 30, 2023 6:36 pm
Finally selling off the remainder of the fleet

Last post by madicetea « Sun May 28, 2023 12:41 pm
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by tfflivemb2 » Mon May 22, 2023 11:30 am

Finally going through and pulled out most of what is left of my fleet. 380s to T61s.

Gotta a guy coming and will likely sell it all for...

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Sun May 28, 2023 12:41 pm
Kim Komando News E-mail Today

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by Callahan » Tue May 23, 2023 7:13 pm

Interesting e-mail newsletter from Kim Komando about companies charging a fee to return items ordered online. First of all though ... she mentioned...

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Tue May 23, 2023 8:20 pm
Some Computer Battery Talk

Last post by ChicagoMan74 « Fri May 19, 2023 8:52 am
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by Callahan » Thu May 18, 2023 12:36 am

I get a few Kim Komando newsletters and this one from May 10 was interesting. Since I have cut back from charging my batteries to a full 100% with...

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Last post by ChicagoMan74
Fri May 19, 2023 8:52 am
3D printing ThinkPad parts

Last post by rumbero « Tue May 16, 2023 10:33 am
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by ThinkPad560X » Mon May 15, 2023 11:52 pm

Has anyone started printing out new old ThinkPad parts such as Palmrest, bottom base, LCD bezels, LCD top lids, lid latches. I think some places in...

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Tue May 16, 2023 10:33 am
Good building business application!

Last post by majkell « Sat May 13, 2023 2:45 pm

by majkell » Sat May 13, 2023 2:45 pm

Dear community,
I'm looking for a good and free online platform for building business applications. As a small business owner, it is often difficult...

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Last post by majkell
Sat May 13, 2023 2:45 pm
Looks like a ThinkPad but Smaller.

Last post by Boy2006 « Wed Apr 26, 2023 1:45 pm
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by ThinkPad560X » Sat Oct 08, 2022 11:56 pm

I found this little 7 machine and though it was a new ThinkPad X series.

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Last post by Boy2006
Wed Apr 26, 2023 1:45 pm
When refurbished meets brand new (hires pic)

Last post by Boy2006 « Tue Apr 25, 2023 10:51 am
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by devinfriday » Mon Apr 03, 2023 10:47 am

Hi, i found this little gem, a fully specced W540 at a local repair store. Price tag is 899€. Warning, hi res pic. Release the hounds...

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Last post by Boy2006
Tue Apr 25, 2023 10:51 am
PCI-E Wifi Card for an non Thinkpad Tablet?

Last post by Boy2006 « Tue Apr 25, 2023 10:27 am

by Boy2006 » Tue Apr 25, 2023 10:27 am

Hi
I got an good old Fujitsu Tablet I always wanted today I receive it. I was total curiose the come with an SSD. :eek: Back than the 120GB would...

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Last post by Boy2006
Tue Apr 25, 2023 10:27 am
The Used market is getting bad.

Last post by solidpro « Tue Apr 11, 2023 11:43 am
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by ThinkPad560X » Tue Mar 28, 2023 12:30 am

Been looking up old ThinkPads and other used brand machines and everything is going for $200-$1500. Mid-Late 90s ThinkPads to T2x, R3x models even...

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Last post by solidpro
Tue Apr 11, 2023 11:43 am
Not to be missed...

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Wed Mar 22, 2023 4:50 am
Several disk partitions with Dell Inspiron 13 5368 running W10

Last post by dandreye « Sun Mar 19, 2023 12:24 pm

by dandreye » Sun Mar 19, 2023 12:24 pm

Hi All,

Not sure it's the right place to ask my question but can't see a better one and I'm not part of any non-Lenovo laptop forums.

So I have an...

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Last post by dandreye
Sun Mar 19, 2023 12:24 pm
World Series of Poker Game - WSOP: major problems!

Last post by Saucey « Tue Mar 14, 2023 2:53 pm
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by RealBlackStuff » Mon Mar 13, 2023 12:35 pm

My wife has played WSOP (World Series of Poker Game) on Facebook for years.
Everything was hunky-dory until a few months ago, when WSOP changed their...

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Last post by Saucey
Tue Mar 14, 2023 2:53 pm
Flash memory vs ssd vs HDD in best lasting

Last post by ThinkPad560X « Sun Mar 12, 2023 12:19 pm
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by ThinkPad560X » Sat Mar 11, 2023 11:05 pm

I am talking about this as I am getting worried about using SSDs. I moved to SSDs when they became affordable Got a 1TB WD SSD for $120 I have around...

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Last post by ThinkPad560X
Sun Mar 12, 2023 12:19 pm
Bought A Used Phone Privately - Refund After 6 Months?

Last post by TPFanatic « Sat Mar 11, 2023 9:20 am
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by The Spirit of X21 » Fri Mar 10, 2023 8:47 am

Hi all -

Wanted to run this by the minds of the forum and get some perspective...

Back in November, 2022 I bought a used iPhone from a seller on...

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Last post by TPFanatic
Sat Mar 11, 2023 9:20 am
Psudo Tech Question, Server Memory

Last post by theterminator93 « Thu Mar 09, 2023 7:31 pm
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by jronald » Wed Mar 08, 2023 9:47 am

I have a Dual Xeon Server that Im running 8 8gig stick of EEC memory in. Packaged in 4 pack of two sticks. None of these sticks has the heat sink on...

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Last post by theterminator93
Thu Mar 09, 2023 7:31 pm
Sound Blaster and OPL3 emulator for DOS

Last post by Bondi « Sun Mar 05, 2023 4:44 am
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by Bondi » Sat Mar 04, 2023 3:12 am

There is a very interesting project being developed on Vogons by user crazii. It's a driver/TSR based on modified HDPMI(it's author takes part too)...

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Last post by Bondi
Sun Mar 05, 2023 4:44 am
Surface Laptop 4 observations and a few questions

Last post by zoltan87 « Wed Mar 01, 2023 11:26 pm

by zoltan87 » Wed Mar 01, 2023 11:26 pm

I recently managed to buy a Microsoft Surface laptop 4 15 inch for a reasonable price, as it has a dent on the lid. It's mainly visual, the machine...

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Wed Mar 01, 2023 11:26 pm
ISO: NOS PATA 3.5 Desktop HDD, no larger than 80GB

Last post by ajkula66 « Mon Feb 27, 2023 5:39 am
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by ajkula66 » Sun Feb 26, 2023 6:53 pm

Does anyone have a clue where I could find such a dinosaur ?

I'd obviously prefer a 7200rpm drive, and it can't be larger than 80GB. Long story...

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Last post by ajkula66
Mon Feb 27, 2023 5:39 am
Dell T5600 driving me NUTS!

Last post by jronald « Wed Feb 22, 2023 10:59 am
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by jronald » Wed Feb 22, 2023 10:16 am

Trying to load Windoze.
The Primary ATA sockets on the board require a driver, the driver 3/4s of the internet says it is, is not correct. I did fond...

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Last post by jronald
Wed Feb 22, 2023 10:59 am
120 volt something (No clue what to call it)

Last post by jronald « Sun Feb 12, 2023 4:00 pm
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by jronald » Mon Oct 03, 2022 8:47 am

Without going internally into the equipment, I would like to switch an additional piece of equipment on or off, depending on the state of the first...

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Sun Feb 12, 2023 4:00 pm
Signature length

Last post by WarMachine « Fri Feb 10, 2023 9:41 am
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by WarMachine » Thu Feb 02, 2023 10:00 am

Hello,

I've searched the forum and seen nothing about that, so I open this topic. As you can see, I have plenty of machines listed in my signature...

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Last post by WarMachine
Fri Feb 10, 2023 9:41 am
Upgrade to W10

Last post by jronald « Tue Jan 24, 2023 8:40 am
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by jronald » Mon Jan 23, 2023 2:50 pm

I call myself searching, but did not find anything:
Last three weeks I have tried to Upgrade to W10 from W7, in three difference instances, and had...

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Last post by jronald
Tue Jan 24, 2023 8:40 am
Motorola ThinkPhone First Look

Last post by MikalE « Sun Dec 18, 2022 7:14 am
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by Puppy » Thu Dec 15, 2022 10:26 am

Motorola ThinkPhone First Look, Processor and Ram details revealed

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Last post by MikalE
Sun Dec 18, 2022 7:14 am
Autodesk software install

Last post by ThinkPad560X « Sat Dec 10, 2022 9:24 pm
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by ThinkPad560X » Wed Oct 12, 2022 1:41 pm

I own a physical copy of 3ds Max 2009 with 2 discs and CD key on back of case. Autodesk moved to Subscription only like Adobe and any other software...

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Last post by ThinkPad560X
Sat Dec 10, 2022 9:24 pm
I've had my first shot & booster

Last post by unixed « Mon Dec 05, 2022 7:15 pm
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by MikalE » Mon Dec 05, 2022 5:57 pm

I'm official now...many more boosters to come, I'm sure.

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Last post by unixed
Mon Dec 05, 2022 7:15 pm
My phone isn't compatible with any network

Last post by ajkula66 « Thu Nov 24, 2022 12:44 pm
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by ThinkPad560X » Tue Oct 18, 2022 1:27 am

So I keep getting messages from Verizon about upgrading my phone. It is a 2007 Motorola Razr V3m. I bought it new back in 2007 and still like new....

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Last post by ajkula66
Thu Nov 24, 2022 12:44 pm
I updated my ThinkPad 8 tablet to Tab P11 Plus, what a mistake!

Last post by axur-delmeria « Tue Nov 22, 2022 8:09 am
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by Puppy » Fri Oct 21, 2022 8:34 am

My Windows Lenovo ThinkPad 8 tablet stopped working in the beginning of the year, so I decided to try the Lenovo Tab P11 Plus tablet. It has the...

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Last post by axur-delmeria
Tue Nov 22, 2022 8:09 am
WD Blue 2TB HDD Slow

Last post by ThinkPad560X « Sun Nov 20, 2022 12:49 am
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by ThinkPad560X » Tue Nov 15, 2022 12:51 pm

I got 2 Western Digital Blue 2TB HDDs at the store for $54.00. While I have a 1TB WD Blue HDD in a few PCs they run fine and a few WD Blue 1TB SSDs....

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Sun Nov 20, 2022 12:49 am
Any Framework laptop adopters? I am a one, ask my anything

Last post by Summilux « Mon Nov 14, 2022 11:18 am
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by WarhawkCZ » Fri Oct 28, 2022 4:00 am

Guys, I am just wondering if any of you have had a chance to try the Framework laptop?

I switched to FW about two months ago after about 13 years of...

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Last post by Summilux
Mon Nov 14, 2022 11:18 am
Saving DLC from console.

Last post by ThinkPad560X « Sat Nov 12, 2022 3:16 am

by ThinkPad560X » Sat Nov 12, 2022 3:16 am

Is there anyway to save and backup DLC on PS4/XBOX? For example I have Fallout 4 base title for PS4 and got Fallout 4 GOTY Game of the year edition....

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Last post by ThinkPad560X
Sat Nov 12, 2022 3:16 am
A graph on the history of Thinkpads.

Last post by MikalE « Thu Sep 29, 2022 5:43 am
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by Medessec » Sat Jan 25, 2014 3:59 am
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Heyo. Got bored again after homework- and drew this up based on the Thinkpad History page seen on ThinkWiki, and a combo of general knowledge of the...
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Last post by MikalE
Thu Sep 29, 2022 5:43 am
Remembering the good old IBM days...

Last post by MikalE « Sun Sep 25, 2022 8:20 am
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by RealBlackStuff » Sat May 14, 2022 1:21 am

Came across this mainframe article today, something that a few of us still (fondly ?) remember.
Retrotechtacular: The IBM System/360 Remembered .
In...

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Last post by MikalE
Sun Sep 25, 2022 8:20 am
Google Search now all ad results at top

Last post by ThinkPad560X « Fri Sep 23, 2022 10:43 pm
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by ThinkPad560X » Thu Sep 22, 2022 11:48 am

Probably a month or 2 now but Google Search seems to have changed and shows all store ads now on first page when I search anything. ebay, amazon,...

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Fri Sep 23, 2022 10:43 pm
RIP Queen Elizabeth II

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by dr_st » Thu Sep 08, 2022 1:59 pm

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Thu Sep 08, 2022 1:59 pm
Things you never knew about Lucas spare parts for cars

Last post by mpcook « Sat Aug 20, 2022 6:02 am
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by RealBlackStuff » Thu Aug 18, 2022 1:03 am

Came across some interesting article about car parts made by British company Lucas .
Especially their Q and A section makes for great reading.
Enjoy!

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Sat Aug 20, 2022 6:02 am
From the Wall Street Journal Weekend edition April 16, 2022

Last post by madicetea « Tue Aug 09, 2022 1:30 pm
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by BillMorrow » Fri Apr 22, 2022 1:27 am

America’s Most Tumultuous Holy Week
It was the Easter of epochal events. All that Holy Week history came like a barrage. It was April 1865, the...

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Last post by madicetea
Tue Aug 09, 2022 1:30 pm
*SOLVED* Tracking eBay international shipment w/UPAAA number

Last post by mikemex « Wed Jul 06, 2022 2:15 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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Wed Jul 06, 2022 2:15 pm
Baby Monitor

Last post by phillip1 « Tue Jun 14, 2022 12:22 pm
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by majkell » Sat Jun 11, 2022 1:09 pm

A few months ago, our dear friend gave birth to a little princess. My boyfriend and I came up with the idea of buying them a nice present. Where are...

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Tue Jun 14, 2022 12:22 pm
"In great shape" ad

Last post by avocad0 « Sun Jun 12, 2022 3:17 pm
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by mikemex » Tue Jun 07, 2022 1:26 am

eBay is not the place it used to be...

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Last post by avocad0
Sun Jun 12, 2022 3:17 pm
Non-Upgradeable future ThinkPads

Last post by mikemex « Tue Jun 07, 2022 1:40 am
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by ThinkPad560X » Mon Apr 25, 2022 12:35 am

I been thinking of building a custom New ThinkPad from scratch with a broken T500 and replacing the motherboard with a T480 or newer board. Since...

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Last post by mikemex
Tue Jun 07, 2022 1:40 am
Crazy NAS idea

Last post by dr_st « Fri May 27, 2022 1:00 am
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by mikemex » Sat May 21, 2022 7:02 pm

I've been using a DNS-323 for a while with two 2TB 5400 rpm drives in RAID 1. So far, it works OK, but it's starting to show age, both in capacity...

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Fri May 27, 2022 1:00 am

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