My 701c

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#1 Post by **ryengineer** » Wed Apr 09, 2008 6:42 am

I'm glad that I picked up this engineering marvel which is also a permanent part of the Museum of Modern Art in NY now.

#2 Post by **gator** » Wed Apr 09, 2008 11:23 pm

That machine is a real beauty. Looks o nice - nice catch Ryan!

#3 Post by **ryengineer** » Thu Apr 10, 2008 1:58 am

Thanks Sri!

WarMachine · #4 Post by **WarMachine** » Thu Apr 10, 2008 1:42 pm

Ouaaaaaaaahhh, nice machine.

Weird to see it in black (mine is painted like a german flag !

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W.

Andrew T · #5 Post by **Andrew T** » Thu Apr 10, 2008 4:05 pm

Nice!

ThinkPad · #6 Post by **ThinkPad** » Wed Apr 16, 2008 5:29 pm

Very nice, ive tried to get mine working but no luck

kosse · #7 Post by **kosse** » Sat Apr 19, 2008 5:28 am

Great photos. I think this is one of the most interesting looking thinkpads ever made. I remember seeing a few of these being sold with a few euros on a local forum maybe 6 months ago but I did not realise it's greatness back then (should have bought one)

Thane_Bitter · #8 Post by **Thane_Bitter** » Sat Apr 19, 2008 11:29 am

Spent a bit of time drooling over your photos and I still can't figure out how it works – where exactly does it fold up?

j-dawg · #9 Post by **j-dawg** » Sat Apr 19, 2008 1:40 pm

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TBCLhfWekDQ

Thane_Bitter · #10 Post by **Thane_Bitter** » Sat Apr 19, 2008 9:53 pm

j-dawg wrote:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TBCLhfWekDQ

My god, it's beautiful!

#11 Post by **ryengineer** » Sat Apr 19, 2008 10:58 pm

In case you're still curious, the hinges control the keyboard and when you close the lid the butterfly keyboard folds under the bezel (underneath the specific bezel area where you typically find power, volume and Access IBM/ThinkVantage buttons on your newer thinkpads).

This machine is in immaculate condition, I got it from an IBMer, it also has a port replicator, PCMCIA LAN, WLAN, modem and a floppy drive; so far Windows 95 is running very smoothly too nevertheless I’m not looking to do anything prolific with 701c; I merely got it for historical reasons.

Andrew T · #12 Post by **Andrew T** » Mon Apr 21, 2008 4:21 am

That is so cool! I wish my ThinkPad could do that!

Juhas · #13 Post by **Juhas** » Fri Apr 25, 2008 1:02 am

Very well catch:D

Few days ago I bought 701c and 701cs without HDDs, hope that will be looking like your one.

Do you know how much it costs in Poland? 60zł - its something about 22$ for 701c and 701cs including orginal drivers, manuals and power supply but without HDD's.

Sorry if I done mistake in grammar:)

Andrew T · #14 Post by **Andrew T** » Sat Apr 26, 2008 2:10 pm

Check this video out:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fxH89xMO-lU

My favorite part is the guy at the end:
I am getting one of these ThinkPads!...but not this one.

hehe

WillT. · #15 Post by **WillT.** » Sun Jul 13, 2008 11:30 am

Nice find! Looks to be in great shape, too.

dwstucke · #16 Post by **dwstucke** » Fri Jun 26, 2009 10:01 pm

Awesome, always wanted one of those!

Unknown_K · #17 Post by **Unknown_K** » Sat Jun 27, 2009 1:47 am

Other then the keyboard design what does this model have over the other 486 era Thinkpads?

t140568 · #18 Post by **t140568** » Sat Jun 27, 2009 3:06 am

Very cool! I would love to see one of these in person one day.

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