I fixed the vintage ThinkPad that IBM screwed up
Added 2025-04-14 22:12:01 +0000 UTCThe ThinkPad 500 was IBM's first subnotebook. It...wasn't perfect.
The version of this video on YouTube is here: https://youtu.be/piGrQ62Re1o
If you're one of the 3 people left on planet Earth with a ThinkPad 500 and you have the same problem, here's the 3D model of the bracket I made: https://www.printables.com/model/1262998-thinkpad-500-display-hinge-clutch-repair
Sources:
"ThinkPad shipments stopped by Big Blue," the Mount Vernon Argus, November 3, 1993.
"IBM ships Thinkpad 500 again," the Boca Raton News, December 16, 1993.
"ThinkPad 510Cs: IBM's New Blueprint," PC Magazine, August 1994.
"Powerful IBM ThinkPad 500 is a bit too small for comfort," InfoWorld, August 16, 1993.
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Intro music by Dan Mason (https://danmason.bandcamp.com) based on elements by BoxCat Games (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/BoxCat_Games).
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AWESOME FRAMING 🙄
Patrick and Rachel
2025-04-15 15:23:44 +0000 UTC
