Page 1 of 1

" Legacy thinkpad resources...old IBM pccbbs mirror&

Posted: Sun Feb 05, 2006 6:27 pm
by madmax
For those who still work on legacy thinkpads
a mirror of the old IBM BBS pccbbs...

This archive was made possible by the very kind and forward-looking
Aron Eisenpress who took it upon himself to mirror the entire
"ftp.pc.ibm.com/pc/pccbbs" archive on December 12th, 1999. This archive
includes all the files made available by IBM on that day to support
their PC hardware up to that date.

Feel free to mirror and/or use this content anywhere/however
you like, as long as you don't charge for it. IBM retains all
rights to this material.

http://greyghost.dyndns.org/pccbbs/

madmax

Mod edit: (3 Aug 2015)
The link above no longer works. Here's the latest public working link for archive:
http://john.ccac.rwth-aachen.de:8000/ft ... rg/pccbbs/
If this link goes bad and you find another, please post it back here to let us know.

Admin edit: (22 October 2019)
The greyghost ink above no longer works. Here's the latest public working link for archive:
http://greyghost.mooo.com/pccbbs/mobiles/
If this link goes bad and you find another, please post it back here to let us know.

Posted: Mon Feb 06, 2006 3:08 pm
by dsvochak
Thank you for the link.

Posted: Wed Feb 08, 2006 10:37 am
by 440roadrunner
I found this some time ago. Don't know how long it's been up. Frankly, I find it a little insulting that IBM/Lenovo/etc can't afford to keep this stuff. Seems to me that keeping a simple little ftp site with a few files is negligible, given the long term success of their products, and the number (of us) that have supported THEM for so long.

Posted: Tue Feb 14, 2006 2:42 pm
by leoblob
I must be a little dense. :oops: I can't exactly figure out how to use it. Any pointers appreciated.

Posted: Tue Feb 14, 2006 2:53 pm
by dsvochak
The first thing I suggest one should do is go to the "gen_text_files" directory and download "allfiles.zip" which contains "allfiles.txt" which is a list, by directory and by name within directory, of the files available along with a short description of the file.

Most of the viewers here will be primarily concerned with the files to be found in the "mobiles" directory.

Posted: Tue Feb 14, 2006 11:31 pm
by leoblob
Thanks!

Posted: Thu Oct 18, 2007 7:16 am
by joester
GREAT link!

Joe

Posted: Sat Nov 17, 2007 4:41 pm
by smeden-dk
The link http://greyghost.dyndns.org/pccbbs/ above is dead. Is this the end for downloading drivers etc for the old Thinkpad ? :(

Posted: Sat Nov 17, 2007 4:55 pm
by rkawakami
Through a little bit of detective work, try this:

http://12.206.251.215/pccbbs/

Note that the IP address may change. This information was found at:

http://www.walshcomptech.com/

Posted: Sun Nov 18, 2007 9:32 am
by smeden-dk
GREAT! Thank you! :D

IBM pccbbs back on line!

Posted: Tue Jan 01, 2008 9:39 pm
by wpwood3
It looks like Lenovo has got pccbbs back up and running!
...well sort of

The files are all there and can be downloaded. The problem is you can't browse them to see what's there. The files are hidden. You have to know the name of the file to download it.

For example

If you go to the following link you will see all of the pccbbs folders:
ftp://ftp.software.ibm.com/pc/pccbbs/

Now, if you click on "mobiles" you get a blank screen instead of a list of files in the mobiles directory. But, the files are really there!

Try this url for "600cklst.pdf" which is the Thinkpad 600 checklist in pdf format:
ftp://ftp.software.ibm.com/pc/pccbbs/mo ... 0cklst.pdf

Here's another on for the Thinkpad 600 setup guide "600setup.pdf"
ftp://ftp.software.ibm.com/pc/pccbbs/mo ... 0setup.pdf

We need someone to do an html page that links to the files available.

Here's a link on the same server to several IBM Thinkpad themes and wallpapers:
ftp://ftp.software.ibm.com/pc/pccwww/ww ... wallpaper/

Posted: Sun Nov 16, 2008 11:07 pm
by kev009
I host a copy of this pccbbs mirror at:
http://ps-2.kev009.com:8081/pccbbs/

I am open to mirroring anything for vintage IBM gear. PM or use the contact link on that page!

Re: " Legacy thinkpad resources...old IBM pccbbs mirror&

Posted: Sun Sep 13, 2009 3:17 pm
by TTA
I have it all. Its not online but I have a local copy of the whole BBS. If it ever gets to the point where it's not up anyplace let me know.

Re: " Legacy thinkpad resources...old IBM pccbbs mirror&

Posted: Sun Sep 13, 2009 6:48 pm
by Unknown_K
I would like a copy of the files. Are they small enough to fit on a DVD and mail out?

Re: " Legacy thinkpad resources...old IBM pccbbs mirror&

Posted: Thu Sep 17, 2009 12:35 am
by TTA
Unknown_K wrote:I would like a copy of the files. Are they small enough to fit on a DVD and mail out?
about 800mb

shoot me a PM I don't see any reason not to share.

Re: " Legacy thinkpad resources...old IBM pccbbs mirror&

Posted: Wed Jan 05, 2011 6:24 am
by RealBlackStuff
I 'snagged' a TransNote just before Xmas, and found some very useful stuff here: http://www.transnote.info

Re: " Legacy thinkpad resources...old IBM pccbbs mirror&

Posted: Thu Oct 17, 2013 7:05 pm
by ilakast
One more mirror fully functional as of 2013

http://john.ccac.rwth-aachen.de:8000/ft ... rg/pccbbs/

Re: IBM pccbbs back on line!

Posted: Thu Mar 20, 2014 9:21 am
by ilakast
wpwood3 wrote:It looks like Lenovo has got pccbbs back up and running!
...well sort of

The files are all there and can be downloaded. The problem is you can't browse them to see what's there. The files are hidden. You have to know the name of the file to download it.
Quoting a 2008 post, this still holds true, just an update on the url and a "solution" to the filenames index:

http://download.lenovo.com/ibmdl/pub/pc ... 0index.txt

Just by typing the filename one wants, almost all all (thanks ray) files are still available from Lenovo!

Re: " Legacy thinkpad resources...old IBM pccbbs mirror&

Posted: Thu Mar 20, 2014 5:44 pm
by rkawakami
Not ALL of the files listed in the index are available for downloading from the Lenovo site. Specifically, the PC Doctor diagnostics have been removed per the cancelled licensing agreement. There may be others but those are the ones I'm most familiar with.

Re: " Legacy thinkpad resources...old IBM pccbbs mirror&

Posted: Tue Oct 22, 2019 1:02 am
by RealBlackStuff
Change in HMM locations.
The greyghost link content in the very first post of this thread is now available here:
http://greyghost.mooo.com/pccbbs/mobiles/

Probably of special interest there:
TPVOL1.PDF, which includes the following:
Model L40 SX (8543)
Model N45SL (2614)
Model N51 (8551)
Model CL57 (8554)
Model P70 and P75 (8573)
ThinkPad 300 (2615)
ThinkPad 350, PS/Note 425 (2618)
ThinkPad 500 (2603)
ThinkPad 510 (2604)
ThinkPad 710T (2523)
Expansion Unit (3550)
Dock I (3545)
Dock II (3546)

TPVOL2.PDF, which includes the following:
ThinkPad 340x (IBM 2610)
ThinkPad 700, 700C, 720, 720C (9552)
ThinkPad 701C/701CS (2630)
ThinkPad 355x, 360x, 370C, 750x, 755C, 755Cs
ThinkPad 755CD, 755CDV (9545)
ThinkPad 755CE, 755CSE, 755CV, 755CX (9545)

TPVOL3.PDF, which includes the following:
ThinkPad 365C, 365CD (2625)
ThinkPad 365CS, 365CSD (2625)
ThinkPad 365X, 365XD (2625)
ThinkPad 380, 380D, 385, 385D (2635)
ThinkPad 560 (2640)
ThinkPad 760 (9546, 9547)
ThinkPad SelectaDock

VOL4HMM.PDF, which includes the following:
ThinkPad 380 (2635)
ThinkPad 385 (2635)
ThinkPad 560 (2640)
ThinkPad 560E (2640)
ThinkPad 760C/CD (9546)
ThinkPad 760E/ED (9546)
ThinkPad 760L/LD (9546)
ThinkPad 760EL/ELD (9547)
ThinkPad 760XL (9546)
ThinkPad 760XD (9547)
ThinkPad 765D (9546)
ThinkPad 765L (9547)
ThinkPad 770 (9548, 9549)
SelectaDock III (3547)

Re: " Legacy thinkpad resources...old IBM pccbbs mirror&

Posted: Tue Oct 22, 2019 1:52 am
by axur-delmeria
Tried downloading the first 3 HMMs (already have vol.4). Seems like the speed is capped to around 30 kilobytes/sec. Kinda slow, but it's fine since the files are small. In any case, still better compared to actual BBS/dialup speeds. :lol:

Re: " Legacy thinkpad resources...old IBM pccbbs mirror&

Posted: Sun Feb 20, 2022 3:36 am
by RealBlackStuff