https://blog.adafruit.com/2021/12/08/how-to-build-a-working-external-5-25-usb-floppy-drive-vintagecomputing-ibmpc/ https://mattfife.com/?p=3793 Thanks for the info. So far, the best solution seems to be to find an old working PC. Now I wish my IBM PC 8088 had not been destroyed in a flooded basemen...

I need a 5.25" floppy drive to read some old floppies. Ideally there is such a thing that can interface with a newer computer, e.g., USB? Anymore, the oldest system I have is an X220 and a T420s. I also have a newer desktop with an empty bay, but not sure it will be able to interface with an interna...

aroundincircles wrote: ↑

Sun Dec 18, 2022 10:19 am

Well I opened it up:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gE5dqZE9II8

Thanks for recording this. My wife walked by and thought our fascination with a 20 year old NIB laptop is just insane. I owned a couple of X31's, and X30 and an X32 so interested in this era. Good luck getting it up and running!

Illusions&Dreams wrote: ↑

Tue Nov 08, 2022 9:51 am

I purchased a W520 from mpcook very prompt responses and machine was in beautiful condition.

Thanks, and you were very easy to deal with as a buyer!

I have a W520 well kept, i72760QM Type 4282-AS5. It has 24GB ram installed and a 500GB Crucial CT525MX300 SSD with Windows 10 Pro, N6205, NVidia Quadro 1000M. PM me and let me know if you are interested.

I have one, I will have to check and confirm the specs. Let me know what price range you are looking to be in.

Thanks, enjoyed the article and comments. Wish I had the kit back when my 1968 BSA 650 Lightning electrics went out while coming down from the Smoky Mountains at dusk. Smokey indeed. Then there was my '62 Midget...

I have been using this for a couple of years, works well. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B075FSMFKF/

Wow, NVOS. New very old stock. Someone out there needs this.

Typical "debate" with an anti-vaxxer goes somewhat like this: Head of a Clinic to do. I did show irrefutable data that shows that as vaccines increase covid cases also increase. Again, this is a spurious correlation. Reminder that you cannot infer causation from correlation. And as well, putting st...

In other words, the people asking for evidence of the existence of the SARS-CoV-2 virus responsible for Covid-19 are specifically wording their request to rule out obtaining any evidence that the virus exists. As I’ve pointed out, viruses need a host cell to replicate in which is why samples are co...

"Apparently" you haven't read my previous post and looked at the link. I will save you the trouble and I will insert pertinent parts below. There have been attempts to isolate the virus but nobody or laboratory has managed to do this yet. All the laboratories that have claimed to have done this can...

Your article is from the WHO and they lack credibility. In the end this is what it all comes down to. Everyone brings his prejudices to the table, and according to those prejudices you decide who you believe and who you don't. Merits have no bearings. You simply decide that whoever supports your pr...

I actually said that "the jabs "appear" to activate new variants". I don't shy away from this statement because this is what the data says. ... Australia has very high vaccination percentages but if we look at Africa which in some states has extremely low vaccination rates. Then what do we see? htt...

So far there is more data to support the opposite point of view than his point of view. I guess that it depends on how one reads the data. Delta coincided with the mass vaccination to quite some extent. And yes, we're definitely going in circles... :) Again, another example of spurious correlation....

George is 100% correct here and Luc Montagnier shouldn't be taken lightly. He is a distinguished virologist who is approaching 90 years of age and he wouldn't be speaking out for the money. https://cairnsnews.org/2021/08/31/new-evidence-including-a-sworn-affidavit-from-prof-luc-a-montagnier-has-bee...

Here is a good discussion of why Luc Montagnier is incorrect. Almost all virologists disagree with his claim that vaccination causes more new variants. https://www.healthline.com/health-news/no-vaccines-do-not-cause-new-sars-cov-2-variants#block-a878f2dc-2f9b-4773-9fbc-a2f4ab3cb753 Being in majorit...

The phrase "activates new variants" is problematic, because it implies that the "activation" is intentional, that the vaccines were designed as such. Well, maybe the phrasing could be more accurate, but check what Luc Montagnier had to say about vaccinating in the middle of pandemic... Here is a go...

Since when do members of the military decide which lawful orders to follow? I think it is good sign that military people make independent decisions and not just follow the herd like sheep. They should always put their health and welfare front and centre. This isn't on a battle ground and it shows c...

HEADLINE: Air Force discharges 27 service members in first apparent dismissals over vaccine refusal "The Air Force removed 27 people for not obeying orders to get vaccinated against the coronavirus, a spokeswoman said Monday, apparently marking the U.S. military’s first dismissals of those who refus...

They don't magically make you immune to COVID ... Given that survival rate based on sheer immunity sans any vaccine is ~98% for vast majority of the people...I'm intent on letting my own immune system fight whatever comes its way on its own, but you do you. Yes exactly and that is natural immunity ...

unixed wrote: ↑

Sat Sep 04, 2021 11:27 am

mpcook wrote: ↑

Sat Sep 04, 2021 10:39 am

He will figure out a way to disable Windows.

Press "paws".

Good one

ajkula66 wrote: ↑

Sat Sep 04, 2021 10:25 am

mpcook wrote: ↑

Wed Sep 01, 2021 2:09 pm

Here's the guilty party.

One can't get angry at something that adorable...and I've got a few "cats vs. ThinkPads" stories myself...

No, and in any case, getting angry at a cat never works! He will figure out a way to disable Windows.

Here's the guilty party.

Well, the "IBM" repair guy came by and swapped a new screen into my Yoga X1. It only took him two tries -- first time, the screen was bowed and not properly seated. Looks and works like new now.

Proof that ADP covers cats.

Here are the pics of "Cat Bites Yoga and Lives to Tell the Story"

If I could ever figure out how, I would post picture but my cat, who is obsessed with plastic, chewed the corner of the screen of my Yoga X1 3GEN a few days ago. It was sitting open on the coffee table and he must have thought it was a snack. A tooth cracked the screen in the corner, and also disabl...

dsvochak wrote: ↑

Sat Aug 28, 2021 2:58 pm

I guess this Obama appointed judge just went along with the Trump appointed judges.

Yep

Now that's an invite to get a free carton box, if ever I saw one! Except current Covid-19 rules prevent most non-US citizens (such as those living in the EU and UK) from even entering your country. Yessir, you are correct on that score...and this area of Ohio is not the healthiest right now anyway ...

unixed wrote: ↑

Fri Aug 27, 2021 3:46 pm

You could alway get more thinkpads and store them in those boxes.

This is not helpful at all! Stop by for a nice sturdy shipping box, well fitted for a TP. Since you are coming from UK, we have a guest bedroom and plenty of wifi.