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" Legacy thinkpad resources...old IBM pccbbs mirror&
" Legacy thinkpad resources...old IBM pccbbs mirror&
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.
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.
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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.
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.
Most of the viewers here will be primarily concerned with the files to be found in the "mobiles" directory.
I used to be an anarchist but I quit because there were too many rules
The link http://greyghost.dyndns.org/pccbbs/ above is dead. Is this the end for downloading drivers etc for the old Thinkpad ?
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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/
http://12.206.251.215/pccbbs/
Note that the IP address may change. This information was found at:
http://www.walshcomptech.com/
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X22 X24 X31 X41 X41T X60 X60s X61 X61s X200 X200s X300 X301 Z60m Z61t Z61p 560 560Z 600 600E 600X T21 T22 T23 T41 T60p T410 T420 T520 W500 W520 R50 A21p A22p A31 A31p
NOTE: All links to PC-Doctor software hosted by me are dead. Files removed 8/28/12 by manufacturer's demand.
X22 X24 X31 X41 X41T X60 X60s X61 X61s X200 X200s X300 X301 Z60m Z61t Z61p 560 560Z 600 600E 600X T21 T22 T23 T41 T60p T410 T420 T520 W500 W520 R50 A21p A22p A31 A31p
NOTE: All links to PC-Doctor software hosted by me are dead. Files removed 8/28/12 by manufacturer's demand.
IBM pccbbs back on line!
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/
...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/
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!
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!
http://www.kev009.com/ - Blog
http://ps-2.kev009.com:8081/ - IBM Retro Archive
IBM ThinkPad T42, vintage 730TE, RS/6000 7006-42T, 7011-250, 7012-397, 7012-G40 (upgraded to 4x 200MHz PPC), xSeries rack servers, NetVista 2800
Sun Oracle Ultra 27 Xeon (i7) Quad Core 3.20GHz
SGI Fuel
http://ps-2.kev009.com:8081/ - IBM Retro Archive
IBM ThinkPad T42, vintage 730TE, RS/6000 7006-42T, 7011-250, 7012-397, 7012-G40 (upgraded to 4x 200MHz PPC), xSeries rack servers, NetVista 2800
Sun Oracle Ultra 27 Xeon (i7) Quad Core 3.20GHz
SGI Fuel
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Re: " Legacy thinkpad resources...old IBM pccbbs mirror&
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.
T60p/x32/t42p/a31p and about 100 more
Jim
Jim
Re: " Legacy thinkpad resources...old IBM pccbbs mirror&
I would like a copy of the files. Are they small enough to fit on a DVD and mail out?
Collection: 310ED, 350C, 360C, 365C, 365XD, 380D, 380XD, 380Z, 390E, 390X, 560X, 600, 600E, 701C, 750CS, 755C, 755CD, 760C, 760CD, 760ED, 760EL, 760XD, 760XL, 765L, 765D, 770, 770E, 770Z, T21, T22, T23, T30, A20P, A21P, A22M, A30, A31, A31P, T40, T42, T43P, T60, T61, R32, R40, R52, T400, T500, W510
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Re: " Legacy thinkpad resources...old IBM pccbbs mirror&
about 800mbUnknown_K wrote:I would like a copy of the files. Are they small enough to fit on a DVD and mail out?
shoot me a PM I don't see any reason not to share.
T60p/x32/t42p/a31p and about 100 more
Jim
Jim
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Re: " Legacy thinkpad resources...old IBM pccbbs mirror&
I 'snagged' a TransNote just before Xmas, and found some very useful stuff here: http://www.transnote.info
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Re: " Legacy thinkpad resources...old IBM pccbbs mirror&
4:3 T61 SXGA+, R61i 4:3 15'', X41T
Re: IBM pccbbs back on line!
Quoting a 2008 post, this still holds true, just an update on the url and a "solution" to the filenames index: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.
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!
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Re: " Legacy thinkpad resources...old IBM pccbbs mirror&
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.
Ray Kawakami
X22 X24 X31 X41 X41T X60 X60s X61 X61s X200 X200s X300 X301 Z60m Z61t Z61p 560 560Z 600 600E 600X T21 T22 T23 T41 T60p T410 T420 T520 W500 W520 R50 A21p A22p A31 A31p
NOTE: All links to PC-Doctor software hosted by me are dead. Files removed 8/28/12 by manufacturer's demand.
X22 X24 X31 X41 X41T X60 X60s X61 X61s X200 X200s X300 X301 Z60m Z61t Z61p 560 560Z 600 600E 600X T21 T22 T23 T41 T60p T410 T420 T520 W500 W520 R50 A21p A22p A31 A31p
NOTE: All links to PC-Doctor software hosted by me are dead. Files removed 8/28/12 by manufacturer's demand.
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Re: " Legacy thinkpad resources...old IBM pccbbs mirror&
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)
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)
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Re: " Legacy thinkpad resources...old IBM pccbbs mirror&
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.
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Re: " Legacy thinkpad resources...old IBM pccbbs mirror&
(Re)found those HMMs at Lenovo:
https://download.lenovo.com/ibmdl/pub/p ... tpvol1.pdf
https://download.lenovo.com/ibmdl/pub/p ... tpvol2.pdf
https://download.lenovo.com/ibmdl/pub/p ... tpvol3.pdf
https://download.lenovo.com/ibmdl/pub/p ... ol4hmm.pdf
https://download.lenovo.com/ibmdl/pub/p ... tpvol1.pdf
https://download.lenovo.com/ibmdl/pub/p ... tpvol2.pdf
https://download.lenovo.com/ibmdl/pub/p ... tpvol3.pdf
https://download.lenovo.com/ibmdl/pub/p ... ol4hmm.pdf
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