2 x T60, 1 x T42 I have somewhat involuntarily acquired these three exceptionally old Thinkpads. None of them are fully operational although all do something resembling booting. None have HDs, and they have other minor ailments as well. No power supplies. My inclination is to rip them apart (I collect old CPUs), but if someone has an actual use for them, we can talk ... You would probably have to come to North York to collect them: I nearly broke my back carrying all three home in my backpack on the TTC. They are not light. These should be considered for parts: they sorta-maybe run, but when I give up on installing Linux on them, you can rest assured they're either badly underpowered or problematic or both. I only ask because I know a lot of people on this list (myself included) really like Thinkpads. If no answer in a week, I'll gut them (and that's fine too). -- Giles https://www.gilesorr.com/ gilesorr@gmail.com
| From: Giles Orr via talk <talk@gtalug.org> | 2 x T60, 1 x T42 I haven't looked recently, but at one point these were the latest models that supported open firmware (BIOS). That makes the precious to some.
| From: D. Hugh Redelmeier via talk <talk@gtalug.org> | | | From: Giles Orr via talk <talk@gtalug.org> | | | 2 x T60, 1 x T42 | | I haven't looked recently, but at one point these were the latest models | that supported open firmware (BIOS). That makes the precious to some. I'm wrong. Coreboot's table doesn't talk about the T42. T60 is supported. But newer some newer ThinkPads are too. Note: support isn't binary: sometimes it has limitations. Consult the table. <https://coreboot.org/status/board-status.html>
Is it too late? These might be good for Karen. | From: Giles Orr via talk <talk@gtalug.org> | To: GTALUG Talk <talk@gtalug.org> | Date: Sat, 22 Jul 2023 10:56:57 -0400 | Subject: [GTALUG] OLD Thinkpads, free | | 2 x T60, 1 x T42 | | I have somewhat involuntarily acquired these three exceptionally old | Thinkpads. None of them are fully operational although all do | something resembling booting. None have HDs, and they have other | minor ailments as well. No power supplies. My inclination is to rip | them apart (I collect old CPUs), but if someone has an actual use for | them, we can talk ... You would probably have to come to North York | to collect them: I nearly broke my back carrying all three home in my | backpack on the TTC. They are not light. | | These should be considered for parts: they sorta-maybe run, but when I | give up on installing Linux on them, you can rest assured they're | either badly underpowered or problematic or both. | | I only ask because I know a lot of people on this list (myself | included) really like Thinkpads. If no answer in a week, I'll gut | them (and that's fine too). | | -- | Giles | https://www.gilesorr.com/ | gilesorr@gmail.com | --- | Post to this mailing list talk@gtalug.org | Unsubscribe from this mailing list https://gtalug.org/mailman/listinfo/talk |
Hi, it's too late. I gave it a week and ripped them apart. Sorry. On Wed, 2 Aug 2023 at 05:06, D. Hugh Redelmeier <hugh@mimosa.com> wrote:
Is it too late? These might be good for Karen.
| From: Giles Orr via talk <talk@gtalug.org> | To: GTALUG Talk <talk@gtalug.org> | Date: Sat, 22 Jul 2023 10:56:57 -0400 | Subject: [GTALUG] OLD Thinkpads, free | | 2 x T60, 1 x T42 | | I have somewhat involuntarily acquired these three exceptionally old | Thinkpads. None of them are fully operational although all do | something resembling booting. None have HDs, and they have other | minor ailments as well. No power supplies. My inclination is to rip | them apart (I collect old CPUs), but if someone has an actual use for | them, we can talk ... You would probably have to come to North York | to collect them: I nearly broke my back carrying all three home in my | backpack on the TTC. They are not light. | | These should be considered for parts: they sorta-maybe run, but when I | give up on installing Linux on them, you can rest assured they're | either badly underpowered or problematic or both. | | I only ask because I know a lot of people on this list (myself | included) really like Thinkpads. If no answer in a week, I'll gut | them (and that's fine too). | | -- | Giles | https://www.gilesorr.com/ | gilesorr@gmail.com | --- | Post to this mailing list talk@gtalug.org | Unsubscribe from this mailing list https://gtalug.org/mailman/listinfo/talk |
-- Giles https://www.gilesorr.com/ gilesorr@gmail.com
Well...poodle noodle smiles. Wonder how freecycle is these days? Kare On Fri, 4 Aug 2023, Giles Orr via talk wrote:
Hi, it's too late. I gave it a week and ripped them apart. Sorry.
On Wed, 2 Aug 2023 at 05:06, D. Hugh Redelmeier <hugh@mimosa.com> wrote:
Is it too late? These might be good for Karen.
| From: Giles Orr via talk <talk@gtalug.org> | To: GTALUG Talk <talk@gtalug.org> | Date: Sat, 22 Jul 2023 10:56:57 -0400 | Subject: [GTALUG] OLD Thinkpads, free | | 2 x T60, 1 x T42 | | I have somewhat involuntarily acquired these three exceptionally old | Thinkpads. None of them are fully operational although all do | something resembling booting. None have HDs, and they have other | minor ailments as well. No power supplies. My inclination is to rip | them apart (I collect old CPUs), but if someone has an actual use for | them, we can talk ... You would probably have to come to North York | to collect them: I nearly broke my back carrying all three home in my | backpack on the TTC. They are not light. | | These should be considered for parts: they sorta-maybe run, but when I | give up on installing Linux on them, you can rest assured they're | either badly underpowered or problematic or both. | | I only ask because I know a lot of people on this list (myself | included) really like Thinkpads. If no answer in a week, I'll gut | them (and that's fine too). | | -- | Giles | https://www.gilesorr.com/ | gilesorr@gmail.com | --- | Post to this mailing list talk@gtalug.org | Unsubscribe from this mailing list https://gtalug.org/mailman/listinfo/talk |
-- Giles https://www.gilesorr.com/ gilesorr@gmail.com --- Post to this mailing list talk@gtalug.org Unsubscribe from this mailing list https://gtalug.org/mailman/listinfo/talk
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