Yayyyy!!!!
The Thinkpad is working!
A couple of years ago I bought an IBM Thinkpad from a guy who was moving. He did say it wouldn't boot up, that it probably just needed a CMOS battery. It took a while to get around to it. And then the first one I got didn't work! I figured the computer was a loss. But I just put one in today - took a chance and got a second one from ebay - and it works! I'm so happy. Now I just have to get some more ram (64 MB just doesn't cut it anymore) and a wireless card, then load Puppy Linux and see where it goes from there!
I didn't want to spend the money for a new laptop when all I was really looking for was a machine for web browsing at some of the coffee shops around here. Some of them are coming down but still, I like the idea of extending the life of some of the older machines. I just hate the waste that's involved with computers.
A couple of years ago I bought an IBM Thinkpad from a guy who was moving. He did say it wouldn't boot up, that it probably just needed a CMOS battery. It took a while to get around to it. And then the first one I got didn't work! I figured the computer was a loss. But I just put one in today - took a chance and got a second one from ebay - and it works! I'm so happy. Now I just have to get some more ram (64 MB just doesn't cut it anymore) and a wireless card, then load Puppy Linux and see where it goes from there!
I didn't want to spend the money for a new laptop when all I was really looking for was a machine for web browsing at some of the coffee shops around here. Some of them are coming down but still, I like the idea of extending the life of some of the older machines. I just hate the waste that's involved with computers.