What to do with an Old 380XD

Older ThinkPads.. from the 600, the 7xx, the iSeries, 300, 500, the Transnote and, of course, the 701
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What to do with an Old 380XD

#1 Post by schen » Mon May 21, 2007 10:57 am

Occassionally, you come across threads on what different people do with their old ThinkPads. I thought I'd put this out there since it ended up being such a success last night.

We had my son's 4th Birthday party yesterday and after everyone left and all the presents had been openned, played with and put away, I sat him down and got out the 380XD (PII/266) that I had rebuild for him. I loaded a set a kids learning games on it, so I showed him how to play some of those. He absolutely loved it! :D He thinks it's the best thing ever (other than his new bike)! All it had right now is W98SE, a media player and his games. It runs like a champ and he's taken right to the trackpoint like a pro. His little hands aren't big enough for him to mouse one handed so he uses one to move the cursor and the other to click the mouse button, but he learned it without any issues.

So for those of you who have what you think are really old TPs that you don't know what to do with. Make a kid happy!
Family Daily Drivers- T430s, T530, X220
Work- Sadly, the ThinkPads have gone away...... and replaced by HP ProDesk SFF drone machines :(
Other Projects- Edge 15, Z61m (Titanium)
Historic Retired ThinkPads- T42p, X20, A31p, 701c, 760XD, WorkPad C505

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#2 Post by ryengineer » Mon May 21, 2007 12:39 pm

schen you're a very good dad. I am sure your son will be avid thinkpads fan in years to come. :thumbs-UP:
"I've come a long, long way," she said, "and I will go as far,
With the man who takes me from my horse, and leads me to a bar."
The man who took her off her steed, and stood her to a beer,
Were a bleary-eyed Surveyor and a DRUNKEN ENGINEER.

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