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The official 755 Upgrade and general information Topic

Last post by f13dev « Tue Mar 13, 2018 3:50 am
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by Thinkpad4by3 » Sun Mar 26, 2017 10:34 am
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I got a 755C with a factory image. I can get the image off the drive if anyone is interested in a stock W95 image.
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" Legacy thinkpad resources...old IBM pccbbs mirror&

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by madmax » Sun Feb 05, 2006 6:27 pm

For those who still work on legacy thinkpads
a mirror of the old IBM BBS pccbbs...

This archive was made possible by the very kind and...

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Tutorial for Replacing CCFL Backlight on Thinkpad 600s

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by JHEM » Tue Sep 14, 2004 9:09 pm

Compliments of Dale, a poster on ibm.ibmpc.thinkpad:

Regards,

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The official 770 Upgrade and general information Topic

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by ndoggfromhell » Sun May 16, 2004 2:50 pm
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The official 600 Upgrade and general information Topic

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by ndoggfromhell » Sat Oct 02, 2004 6:27 pm
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Mon May 30, 2011 9:07 am
Cheap 256MB PC133 RAM for the 600X?!?!?

Last post by ozzymud « Thu May 12, 2011 1:16 pm
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by JHEM » Fri May 12, 2006 1:44 pm

Crucial.com lists their PC133 256MB RAM as being compatible with the 600X series Thinkpad.

This is apparently due to the fact that Crucial/Micron...

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Thu May 12, 2011 1:16 pm
Why do i want a 10 year old thinkpad ?

Last post by 128MB « Sun May 27, 2018 6:03 am
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by 128MB » Thu May 17, 2018 8:55 am

Never looked at these thinkpads nor do i have a reason to own one of them because i already have a game pc, htpc, backup dual core and a hp probook...

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Sun May 27, 2018 6:03 am
390X restoration

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by kacperas » Sat May 26, 2018 8:13 am

Recently, I've received a ThinkPad 390X and decided to restore it to working condition. It's booting, but not all things work as should. Below, I've...

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Sat May 26, 2018 8:13 am
T61P palm and lid swap for IBM logo?

Last post by 128MB « Sat May 26, 2018 3:19 am
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by 128MB » Sat May 26, 2018 1:40 am

If i would get a T61P, can i swap out the palm rest and screen lid from a same model screen T60 to get the IBM logo ?

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Sat May 26, 2018 3:19 am
Thinkpad 600 resurrection

Last post by kfzhu1229 « Fri May 25, 2018 9:34 pm
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by Vipersan » Sat May 19, 2018 7:03 am

I'm starting a new thread dedicated to he TP600 I'm restoring..
I already have 2x 600X restored and I wrongly assumed this recent aquisition was the...

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Fri May 25, 2018 9:34 pm
Found a Korean i Series 1400-2621

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by icuicy » Wed May 23, 2018 3:25 pm

I'm right beside Virginia Tech and they have a surplus auction every month and they had four Thinkpads. A T61, X61, X41 and a i Series 1400. Ended up...

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Wed May 23, 2018 3:25 pm
Why were TP tablets not offered with TFT displays?

Last post by Thinkpad4by3 « Wed May 23, 2018 9:42 am

by Thinkpad4by3 » Wed May 23, 2018 9:42 am

The 750P, 360P and 360PE never came with TFT displays. Neither did the other slab ones like the 700T and 730TE. I've never seen an old tablet without...

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Last post by Thinkpad4by3
Wed May 23, 2018 9:42 am
Has anyone here had any success repairing the ribbon cable on a keyboard for a TP 760 series?

Last post by MustardOrMayo « Wed May 23, 2018 9:30 am

by MustardOrMayo » Wed May 23, 2018 9:30 am

As you may be able to tell from my forum signature as of posting this, I have 2 760EDs, of which there's

an Asian unit that spent most of its life...

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Wed May 23, 2018 9:30 am
I'm buying a Thinkpad 701C and 240Z. What's a fair price?

Last post by tottoroo « Wed May 16, 2018 9:21 pm
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by tottoroo » Tue May 15, 2018 9:05 pm

I'm about to buy these two laptops for my collection, both seems to be in fair conditions (80%, minor scuffs/scratches, CMOS battery gone, battery...

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Wed May 16, 2018 9:21 pm
Thinkpad s30 and s31 - The asian miracles!

Last post by jonas-fr « Wed May 16, 2018 1:56 pm
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by Gold007 » Tue Dec 04, 2012 12:53 pm

I couldn't find any topics about these cool little machines, so I thought I would start one. For first, they are far the coolest portables ever, I...

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Wed May 16, 2018 1:56 pm
Best classic traveling companion?

Last post by jaspen-meyer « Tue May 15, 2018 11:56 am
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by fourthree » Tue Apr 10, 2018 3:32 am

My research indicates that 240Z or 570E might the best ones. Performance is not a concern, battery life is more important.

Issues are:

I'm using my...

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Tue May 15, 2018 11:56 am
IBM Thinkpad 770 - Wont boot without PSU

Last post by kfzhu1229 « Mon May 14, 2018 2:09 pm
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by jamiecruickshank » Thu May 10, 2018 10:59 am

Hi All,

I am new to the forums and have had a good search but cannot find my exact issue.
I have an IBM ThinkPad 770 in amazing condition. I...

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Mon May 14, 2018 2:09 pm
Recovery Media for IBM ThinkPad S30?

Last post by jonas-fr « Mon May 14, 2018 6:18 am
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by jeffbaichina » Fri Dec 21, 2012 12:55 am

In request and I am new here (oh dear forgot to say Hello :-))...
I got a IBM ThinkPad S30 with piano finish in China (I am living in China), but I...

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Mon May 14, 2018 6:18 am
Replacement cpu/gpu pcb for TP600X 2645-850

Last post by kfzhu1229 « Sun May 13, 2018 4:59 pm
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by Vipersan » Fri May 11, 2018 7:53 am

So ..I have aquired yet another TP600X which I'd like to restore ..
This one is in really good condition but although powers up ..there is no display...

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Sun May 13, 2018 4:59 pm
701c lock up when booting to 16000MB RAM starting

Last post by hwattys « Mon Apr 30, 2018 1:36 pm
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by Cooler22 » Wed Apr 18, 2018 8:49 pm

Hey everyone,

Just recently my 701c does not want to boot properly. When I start the machine as normal, the bios counts up the RAM, although it...

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Mon Apr 30, 2018 1:36 pm
Help needed restoring a couple of 600X thinkpads

Last post by Vipersan « Sun Apr 29, 2018 8:58 am
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by Vipersan » Sat Apr 28, 2018 5:42 am

Hi ..
my first post here.
My hobby is restoring retro Laptops ..and I recently aquired 2x 600X laptops .
These came with no hard drives (as expected)...

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Last post by Vipersan
Sun Apr 29, 2018 8:58 am
Thinkpad 750/755C/360 Battery pinout

Last post by zephray « Tue Apr 24, 2018 5:00 pm
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by Thinkpad4by3 » Thu Apr 19, 2018 6:17 pm

Can someone give me the pinout of the 750/755C/360 battery pinout for positive and negative along with a picture of how the pins are layed out in the...

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Tue Apr 24, 2018 5:00 pm
Questions about an old 760ed Thinkpad

Last post by axur-delmeria « Sun Apr 22, 2018 4:39 am
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by Devynko » Sat Apr 21, 2018 9:57 pm

Hello, I am new to the forums. I have some questions about this old 760ed ThinkPad I got my hands on for free. I have no previous knowledge of these...

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Sun Apr 22, 2018 4:39 am
Thinkpad 500 Charger question.

Last post by pball52998 « Mon Apr 16, 2018 10:00 pm
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by pball52998 » Fri Apr 13, 2018 6:02 pm

Recently recived a 500, only came with the laptop and the very nice carrying case that originally came with it. I was able to get a FDD for it....

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Mon Apr 16, 2018 10:00 pm
My new (to me) Thinkpad 760XD

Last post by axur-delmeria « Tue Apr 10, 2018 10:18 am
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by Raidriar » Thu Apr 05, 2018 11:21 pm

I gambled on this computer on ebay...23$ shipped as untested , without a power supply. 20$ later for a genuine IBM power supply, the computer boots...

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Tue Apr 10, 2018 10:18 am
700C not booting

Last post by 700Colorado « Sun Apr 08, 2018 10:11 pm
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by 700Colorado » Wed Mar 28, 2018 10:14 pm

I recently tried to boot my 700C after it had been shutdown for several years. The boot process fails with a 17400 code, which is a bad...

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Sun Apr 08, 2018 10:11 pm
Everyone needs a classic IBM ThinkPad running MS-DOS + Windows 3.11

Last post by Thinkpad4by3 « Sun Apr 08, 2018 8:27 pm
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by oeuvre » Mon Oct 09, 2017 7:19 pm

IBM ThinkPad 600E running MS-DOS 6.22 + Windows for Workgroups 3.11 and Windows 98SE... amazingly painless to setup with System Commander 7. Pictures

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Sun Apr 08, 2018 8:27 pm
365XD RAM limit

Last post by Omineca « Sun Apr 08, 2018 9:55 am
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by LarBob » Sat Apr 07, 2018 10:38 am

Does anyone know if the 365XD is supposed to be capped at 40 MB RAM? I took a 64 MB module that was working in a 365X and the 365XD still only...

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Last post by Omineca
Sun Apr 08, 2018 9:55 am
Spent TWO YEARS putting this vintage thinkpad BEAST together. Hope you guys like it!

Last post by tecmes « Sat Apr 07, 2018 11:16 am
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by sean1978 » Mon Jan 22, 2018 6:53 pm

I have a Windows 95 equipped Thinkpad 770 with a Selectadock III and VooDoo2 SLI!

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Sat Apr 07, 2018 11:16 am
Looking for info on the Thinkpad 240Z

Last post by zephray « Thu Apr 05, 2018 4:55 pm
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by Thinkpad Maniac » Sat Jan 20, 2018 11:08 am

Hello, I was wondering if anyone had some more information of the IBM Thinkpad 240Z, aside from it being like a 240X with an XGA resolution screen,...

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Last post by zephray
Thu Apr 05, 2018 4:55 pm
Anyone know where I could find a CD-ROM drive like this?

Last post by automobus « Tue Apr 03, 2018 12:36 pm
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by LarBob » Tue Mar 13, 2018 1:29 pm

I have a ThinkPad 365XD which uses a 2.5” 44-pin hard drive connector for the CD-ROM internally. The connector looks like this: (big image so I...

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Last post by automobus
Tue Apr 03, 2018 12:36 pm
Anyone have 365X/XD BIOS 1.10?

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Tue Apr 03, 2018 4:56 am
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by LarBob » Fri Mar 30, 2018 7:42 pm

I've been looking for the latest BIOS for the 365X/XD but all the links I've found seem to be broken and it's not present at either.

Thanks all!

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Tue Apr 03, 2018 4:56 am
Win98 installation on the 600

Last post by andersswe92 « Fri Mar 23, 2018 7:23 am
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by andersswe92 » Wed Mar 21, 2018 11:43 am

Hi,

This will be my first topic on this site, and i am sorry for my english not being the best.
So i have a Thinkpad 600 that i bought a couple of...

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Fri Mar 23, 2018 7:23 am
760E XGA Display Distortion

Last post by Thinkpad4by3 « Mon Mar 19, 2018 3:20 pm
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by kishy » Mon Mar 12, 2018 11:23 am

Hello folks,
The second of my 760Es has the XGA (1024x768) screen, but has a display issue. The entire screen is ghosted and has somewhat of a grid...

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Mon Mar 19, 2018 3:20 pm
PCMCIA Compact Flash drive in Dos

Last post by f13dev « Mon Mar 12, 2018 3:42 pm
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by f13dev » Mon Mar 12, 2018 3:34 pm

Hi all,

This isn't really specific to any legacy ThinkPad, but on my 755CD I am attempting to configure a PCMCIA to Compact Flash adaptor with a...

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Mon Mar 12, 2018 3:42 pm
COLLECTING VINTAGE THINKPADS: HOBBY, MENTAL DISORDER OR BOTH?

Last post by f13dev « Mon Mar 12, 2018 3:05 pm
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by Khipata » Fri Aug 14, 2015 9:02 pm
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Hello fellow thinkpadders! :)

As title says it all, what is your opinion: is collecting vintage and obsolete thinkpads (and/or any computers for...
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Mon Mar 12, 2018 3:05 pm
TP 755CX - issues with mwave, sound and modem

Last post by stamasd « Sun Feb 25, 2018 12:20 pm
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by stamasd » Mon Dec 26, 2016 10:51 pm
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I recently acquired a TP 755CX. It's actually my second one, and I also have a 755CE. I've installed a new HDD (it's actually a 1GB SSD in laptop IDE...
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Sun Feb 25, 2018 12:20 pm
760C cd-rom

Last post by Thinkpad4by3 « Tue Feb 20, 2018 6:01 pm
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by LarBob » Sun Feb 18, 2018 10:49 pm

Hi, I read on ThinkWiki that the 760C doesn't support UltraBay thick . Does this mean that the CD-ROM drive available for the original ultrabay won't...

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Tue Feb 20, 2018 6:01 pm
What operatings systems are y'all using on your vintage ThinkPads?

Last post by MustardOrMayo « Sat Feb 17, 2018 3:03 am
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by goldeneagle » Thu Jan 05, 2017 4:00 pm

Just curious what OS y'all are running on your vintage ThinkPads?

To answer my own question, DOS, Windows NT 4, OS/2 Warp 4, Debian Linux, and...

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Sat Feb 17, 2018 3:03 am
Thinkpad 760L

Last post by MustardOrMayo « Fri Feb 16, 2018 11:43 am
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by clarkey » Wed Jan 10, 2018 3:52 pm

Hi, have been posting in the X31 forum and have really appreciated the help trying to get the original boot disks.

I have recently acquired a 760L...

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Fri Feb 16, 2018 11:43 am
755C Audio Drivers for DOS Games

Last post by mimarsinan « Fri Feb 16, 2018 10:32 am

by mimarsinan » Fri Feb 16, 2018 10:32 am

So I've been busy setting this `new` system up.

PC-DOS 6.3, Windows 3.1 (going to give OS/2 a go next).

The problem is, games like Flight Simulator...

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Fri Feb 16, 2018 10:32 am
ThinkPad 755C - Audio

Last post by mimarsinan « Tue Feb 13, 2018 8:02 pm
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by theterminator93 » Fri Sep 18, 2015 11:44 am

Recently acquired quite a steal of a deal on a 755C on feebay; nearly mint condition and a handful of accessories all in a high-end IBM carry case....

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Tue Feb 13, 2018 8:02 pm
Ultrabay II SuperDisk Drive??

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Sat Feb 03, 2018 6:04 am
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by rheacox » Fri Feb 02, 2018 6:05 pm

I opened the Ultrabay Control Panel window on my 770X last night and saw that SuperDisk was listed among the other Ultrabay devices.

Wondering if...

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Sat Feb 03, 2018 6:04 am
Old drive not recognized with IDE converter.

Last post by Thinkpad4by3 « Tue Jan 30, 2018 10:09 am
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by Thinkpad4by3 » Thu Jan 25, 2018 12:58 pm

When I plugged my 755C's drive into my IDE to USB converter from about 2001?? It recognized the drive as an unallocated 531GB space when it is a...

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Last post by Thinkpad4by3
Tue Jan 30, 2018 10:09 am
SD Card to IDE Adapter in 380XD

Last post by axur-delmeria « Thu Jan 25, 2018 4:00 pm
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by Paul Pennington » Tue Nov 25, 2008 6:29 pm

I picked up the subject device on eBay (item number 180299831698). This one is designed for notebooks and fits nicely in the space where the hard...

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Last post by axur-delmeria
Thu Jan 25, 2018 4:00 pm
Thinkpad 770X recovery with 770Z discs?

Last post by rheacox « Wed Jan 24, 2018 7:37 pm
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by rheacox » Thu Jan 05, 2017 12:46 pm

I recently got a set of 770Z recovery discs from Bill Morrow that I wanted to use to recover my 770X. Bill didn't have the 770X specific discs but I...

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Wed Jan 24, 2018 7:37 pm
Thinkpad 560x keyboard schematic

Last post by jimcha « Sun Jan 21, 2018 7:09 pm
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by jimcha » Tue Aug 29, 2017 2:10 am

Hello there,

Does anyone have the 560x model's keyboard circuit schematic ?
The keyboard model is KBD0190.

Dimitris

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Sun Jan 21, 2018 7:09 pm
Thinkpad 760XL Recovery Media Wanted

Last post by Icewobs « Sun Jan 21, 2018 4:41 pm
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by jackusher » Mon Nov 06, 2017 7:41 pm

I've got some drivers for my 760XL from thinkpads.com, but I'm looking for the original Windows 95 recovery media for ultimate nostalgia value. If...

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Sun Jan 21, 2018 4:41 pm
Here is my new 600E I purchased from Neil in the Marketplace.

Last post by sdfox7 « Sun Jan 14, 2018 2:27 pm
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by sdfox7 » Sun Oct 22, 2017 9:02 pm

On Thursday I received the ThinkPad 600E that I purchased from Neil. 366MHz Pentium II, 160MB RAM, 6GB hard drive. I am very pleased with the...

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Sun Jan 14, 2018 2:27 pm
Thinkpad 240: sound chip/card? Settings in DOS?

Last post by dr_st « Mon Dec 25, 2017 10:43 am
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by mario_a » Sun Dec 24, 2017 5:35 pm

I have a ThinkPad 240 on which I installed DOS and want to play some old DOS games on. I could not find any information on the soundcard/chip in this...

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Mon Dec 25, 2017 10:43 am

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