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I have just gotten a free 720

Posted: Wed Jun 18, 2008 8:49 am
by JVG
Hello!

I own a recent (comparatively :wink: ) T20 but today I have been unable to see an old Thinkpad going to the trash bin :cry:

So I have asked for it and, well, I am the proud owner of a 720. It comes with original power supply and a couple close-to-mint manuals.

I have not yet checked it but for sure CMOS battery will be dead. I will report what I find once I have some time to work on it.

I am curious about other owners of such an old unit... anyone :D ?

Best regards,

JOSE

Posted: Sun Jun 22, 2008 4:32 pm
by Davemci
Nice pickup. I had the 720c. It is the last of the Microchannel architecture Laptops IBM made. Just be careful and don't do what I did. I completely fried the motherboard using a PCMCIA CDROM. It appears the CDROM just drew too much power. If you you use a PCMCIA CDROM make sure the CDROM has a separate power supply.