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Why the ThinkPad 701 became a cult legend in computer history

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Submitted ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩ by ⁨Alphane_Moon@lemmy.world⁩ to ⁨retrocomputing@lemmy.sdf.org⁩

https://www.techspot.com/news/108760-why-thinkpad-701-became-cult-legend-computer-history.html

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  • bacon_pdp@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Someone 3D printed the case out of metal; the community needs only to get the keyboard mechanism published and then everyone can have one with a framework laptop brain

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  • Wolf314159@startrek.website ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Why did the Thinkpad 701 become a cult legend in computer history?

    It was the expanding butterfly keyboard that gave you an 11.5" wide keyboard from a 10" wide laptop. Super cool for it’s day, but not really a problem that needs solving anymore. Nobody seems to be clamoring for the nipple mouse anymore either.

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