Sep 27, 2017 1:54 PM
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tomb818
thinkpad butterfly. i remember these
MightyIink
All that extra engineering just to gain 1 & 1/2 more columns of keys XD
YoDisMike
v
Forge128
I have one of those!
waj171
I have suddenly become very moist.
BilldeTurlock
& the clit-mouse!
sandboy76
I think the lesson here is that IBM did a poor job at meeting these, because like many of you I have never seen one either abd they are cool
snoogans671
They were the #1 seller in 95 but soon after, bigger screens became feasible so butterflies were no longer needed.
Purtypreencess7
yo its got the fuckin nipple mouse too
TECHNICALLYC0RRECT
Are you referring to the clit mouse?
MerToo
ah, i miss my company Stinkpad. They replaced it with a Smell.
Crushn8tor
IBM ThinkPad 701c
HesGotTwoFirstNames
imnotaserialkiller
I was looking for specifically this. Lol
RobertZimmermanWasRight
Good old IBMs!!!! Before Lenovo took over
Lostinspace56
That is begging for kali linux
railgap
That, I say that there is slicker than snot on a glass doorknob.
BobTerwilliger
But where's the touch pad?
d0o0o0d
You see that little red nubbin in the keyboard? That's your mouse. Try not to think of it as your laptop's clitoris.
I know but like every old laptop I ever saw had that and a touch pad lol.
WTFantastico
The future was now.
And now they all have fucking chicklets.
VWCorvette
Looks like a German automotive engineer has designed it, judging from the ex tech comments.
MegaweaponOfTheLostWorld
Holy fuck that is awesome
ATribeofAfricanNatives
Ok, why did they stop making these!?
MyBigMouth
They broke really easily, either due to sticky mechanisms or users trying to see if they can close the lid before the keys retracted.
evilspock
The “butterfly” keyboard. Used one for years. Mechanically fragile - a solid bump on the corner and you can’t close the laptop.
Wavestormed
I was gonna say... Because one was brought into the shop I worked at and it didn't have that.
ErinFromTheOffice
That's a really cool solution to the issue of keyboards being limited by screen size and therefore often compressed and hard to type on
PeePeeFrictionPleasure
One of the main cons with that would be more moving parts to look after, but then again I don't use my laptop like some goddamn caveman
ChucklePuss
I tend to be pretty hard on my electronics, this super cool feature would work for about ten minutes in my care.
Flyndaran
Using it for Google earth to track caribou migrations?
M4nFle5h
myopicmisanthrope
Some version of Lenovo think pad?
I'm gonna guess IBM, dunno why, something about the lid seems to make me think this ;)
vitaminalgas
This is before Lenovo bought it, this is straight IBM ingenuity
FlorinCazacu
thic AF
shakeedKeebler
PotassiumRegulatoryCommittee
That title must be a typo, cause that keyboard is living in 3017
HorseThings
I love my thinkbricks! They're like the Mercedes 300d of computers. They get beat to hell and just keep happily doing their thing.
bloodlustunicorn
Thinkpad= thinkbricks = Mercedes 300D. Never have any analogies been more accurate.
Tuomir
If you look at images from ISS (or better yet, walk through it in google maps), you'll see the space station is full of Thinkpads.
zpjon
Still buying them after IBM sold off to Lenovo. The T series is still solid (just don't get the thin/light model).
OptimisticDownvoteLover
What model is that thin light model? Carbon?
vince086
The carbon and yoga models. We have both at work. For just a few mm more the T series is worth it.
So the carbon or yoga cant stand up to some falls/ hits? I have the carbon ._.
Not sure about the yoga since I haven't used one. The carbon was tough, full cup of hot tea spilled on it+dropped it loads. Worked fine.
Agreed carbon-bad Mac imitation, gives up the user serviceability which is half the ThinkPad awesome. P50+P70 however - swoon!
indigoaura74
"Thinkbricks". *chuckles*
periwinklepanda
Seriously. It's the only kind of laptop my dad and husband use. Both use their computers a lot and they're the only computers they've /1
found that can hold up.
fluhatinrapper
What's it like to have two dad's?
Lots of dad jokes and socks worn with sandals.
Sounds pretty solid.
Was saying weddings with one just a few years ago. Called mine Bruce Willis, cause it was unbreakable.
CoolHandRK
You married your laptop?
Deejaying weddings is what I meant lol.
I drove away with mine on the roof of my car once, only damage was the battery which still worked but didn't latch. Bastards are tough.
It's like those original brick Nokia phones.
Stuebydoo
*transformer sounds*
whatthehellalltheusernamesaretaken
Thinkpads man. Love them. It's all about the keyboards.
BatmansUnderPantsAreSoSoft
Used to be good, they're a fucking nightmare and pieces of junk now. Especially after the Chinese took over and installed those backdoors
lagavulin16
Except the newish x1s where the keyboard doesnt connect well and or physically falls off all the fucking time.
TurkeyHamburger
Love the placement of the Fn button. And by that I mean I hate it and I'll never buy a Thinkpad as a result.
MOTHERFUCKINGALLAH
You can swap it in the bios, but really out didn't take long to get used to. They're great laptops. Source: I repair them
phenomanII
I believe you can swap it with Ctrl in the BIOS.
tablecat
Eh, they're overrated. I don't expect mechanical keyboards on laptops, but ThinkPads are generally pretty mushy and meh.
merement
Thanks for the heads up. They used to have nice keyboards and I was thinking about buying a ThinkPad when it will be time to upgrade.
ThatIsMyPassword
When Lenovo got them they traded quality for features. I still like mine, but it's not the same feeling as the old IBM I had.
SomeonesPCbutNotBills
I got my first ThinkPad after apple decided to flatten their keyboards. Best typing experience ever.
Chrisgopher
I thought it was all about the Pentiums?
Gayforbae
ITS ALL ABOUT THE PENTIUMS, YEAHHHHHHHH!!!
popejubal
And also about the mouse nubbin that gave you blisters.
ThomKlanc
I'm still using my T420. I love it.
clbeatty67350
I'm 50 years old and I have never seen one of those! That is seriously cool AF!
BwianOfNazareth
49 and I used to own one. Great stuff, very portable. Keys like a real one. As with all ThinkPads I adored the TrackPoint. And hated it.
Verbodentoegang
I had seen a couple of these at my old job, and could not understand why it never took off !
z0de
Extra thickness
"Thicc" wasn't considered a good thing back in the 80s and 90s, but is really popular now. ;)
ToolinandSpoolin
upvotehypnotoad
Used to have a thinkpad that looked exactly like that, but sadly no transformer keyboard. Laptop sucked, but wouldve loved that feature
tarataqa
I'm 58 yrs old and I owned one of those! Git Gud AF, whippersnapper!
TheseArentTheDroidsImLookingFor
That does it! We need to start an Old Farts Club up in this joint!
I treat Imgur like an Old Farts Club anyway. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
xxooss
55 here and worked at Dell and never seen one
Justalobstercowboy
70 yo, didn't ever want one because no upgrading possible
eyeLied
bet you wish you could upgrade your body
Do all right, no real complaints
coo
buckstuff
Well, there was always the Dell Axim X30 keyboard if that counts for anything.
UsuallyComments
I have never seen a 50 year old use "cool AF!" . That is seriously cool AF!
Craftworks
"Yeah huh huh, whatever. Now https://imgur.com/VRuqGsO "~ Other 50 year olds probably
That's not 50.... That's 70!
I have never seen someone comment on a 50 year old using "cool AF!". That is seriously cool AF!
morgan0073
We were using Cool AF! Years before you were born.
I'm 43 and only started reading it in the past decade. Its popularity as an expression has drastically increased.
InoculateTheInnocuous
You must be fun at parties.
Apparently not if I haven't been hearing all the cool lingo until decades later.
ConveyEmotionsViaGifs
It was a trend, now it's an art form.
DadddyWarlord
The future is now old man!!!
I just happen to be a COOL AF 50yr old!
Warlockish
I get the feeling some COOL AF parent recently seen his kid write COOL AF.
Nahhh... My sons just hung around me too damn long! They are in CO now..21 & 26.
awildcharmander
This comment is its own supporting evidence.
DownvotesAreFun
Plotwist: They are the same person, farming for points.
dycdc932718
You really think someone would lie to complete strangers in a non personalized communication format?
OldSchoolCoder
It's working. Even that would be a nice trick, so they have my +1. And so do you ????
Azerai
That's cool
TheRealTR8R
AF
Omelettedufromage83
u lucky sir you're halfway there
tomb818
thinkpad butterfly. i remember these
MightyIink
All that extra engineering just to gain 1 & 1/2 more columns of keys XD
YoDisMike
Forge128
I have one of those!
waj171
I have suddenly become very moist.
BilldeTurlock
& the clit-mouse!
sandboy76
I think the lesson here is that IBM did a poor job at meeting these, because like many of you I have never seen one either abd they are cool
snoogans671
They were the #1 seller in 95 but soon after, bigger screens became feasible so butterflies were no longer needed.
Purtypreencess7
yo its got the fuckin nipple mouse too
TECHNICALLYC0RRECT
Are you referring to the clit mouse?
MerToo
ah, i miss my company Stinkpad. They replaced it with a Smell.
Crushn8tor
IBM ThinkPad 701c
HesGotTwoFirstNames
imnotaserialkiller
I was looking for specifically this. Lol
RobertZimmermanWasRight
Good old IBMs!!!! Before Lenovo took over
Lostinspace56
That is begging for kali linux
railgap
That, I say that there is slicker than snot on a glass doorknob.
BobTerwilliger
But where's the touch pad?
d0o0o0d
You see that little red nubbin in the keyboard? That's your mouse. Try not to think of it as your laptop's clitoris.
BobTerwilliger
I know but like every old laptop I ever saw had that and a touch pad lol.
WTFantastico
The future was now.
TECHNICALLYC0RRECT
And now they all have fucking chicklets.
VWCorvette
Looks like a German automotive engineer has designed it, judging from the ex tech comments.
MegaweaponOfTheLostWorld
Holy fuck that is awesome
ATribeofAfricanNatives
Ok, why did they stop making these!?
MyBigMouth
They broke really easily, either due to sticky mechanisms or users trying to see if they can close the lid before the keys retracted.
evilspock
The “butterfly” keyboard. Used one for years. Mechanically fragile - a solid bump on the corner and you can’t close the laptop.
Wavestormed
I was gonna say... Because one was brought into the shop I worked at and it didn't have that.
ErinFromTheOffice
That's a really cool solution to the issue of keyboards being limited by screen size and therefore often compressed and hard to type on
PeePeeFrictionPleasure
One of the main cons with that would be more moving parts to look after, but then again I don't use my laptop like some goddamn caveman
ChucklePuss
I tend to be pretty hard on my electronics, this super cool feature would work for about ten minutes in my care.
Flyndaran
Using it for Google earth to track caribou migrations?
M4nFle5h
myopicmisanthrope
Some version of Lenovo think pad?
Crushn8tor
IBM ThinkPad 701c
MyBigMouth
I'm gonna guess IBM, dunno why, something about the lid seems to make me think this ;)
vitaminalgas
This is before Lenovo bought it, this is straight IBM ingenuity
FlorinCazacu
thic AF
shakeedKeebler
PotassiumRegulatoryCommittee
That title must be a typo, cause that keyboard is living in 3017
HorseThings
I love my thinkbricks! They're like the Mercedes 300d of computers. They get beat to hell and just keep happily doing their thing.
bloodlustunicorn
Thinkpad= thinkbricks = Mercedes 300D. Never have any analogies been more accurate.
Tuomir
If you look at images from ISS (or better yet, walk through it in google maps), you'll see the space station is full of Thinkpads.
zpjon
Still buying them after IBM sold off to Lenovo. The T series is still solid (just don't get the thin/light model).
OptimisticDownvoteLover
What model is that thin light model? Carbon?
vince086
The carbon and yoga models. We have both at work. For just a few mm more the T series is worth it.
OptimisticDownvoteLover
So the carbon or yoga cant stand up to some falls/ hits? I have the carbon ._.
vince086
Not sure about the yoga since I haven't used one. The carbon was tough, full cup of hot tea spilled on it+dropped it loads. Worked fine.
HorseThings
Agreed carbon-bad Mac imitation, gives up the user serviceability which is half the ThinkPad awesome. P50+P70 however - swoon!
indigoaura74
"Thinkbricks". *chuckles*
periwinklepanda
Seriously. It's the only kind of laptop my dad and husband use. Both use their computers a lot and they're the only computers they've /1
periwinklepanda
found that can hold up.
fluhatinrapper
What's it like to have two dad's?
periwinklepanda
Lots of dad jokes and socks worn with sandals.
fluhatinrapper
Sounds pretty solid.
fluhatinrapper
Was saying weddings with one just a few years ago. Called mine Bruce Willis, cause it was unbreakable.
CoolHandRK
You married your laptop?
fluhatinrapper
Deejaying weddings is what I meant lol.
HorseThings
I drove away with mine on the roof of my car once, only damage was the battery which still worked but didn't latch. Bastards are tough.
fluhatinrapper
It's like those original brick Nokia phones.
Stuebydoo
*transformer sounds*
whatthehellalltheusernamesaretaken
Thinkpads man. Love them. It's all about the keyboards.
BatmansUnderPantsAreSoSoft
Used to be good, they're a fucking nightmare and pieces of junk now. Especially after the Chinese took over and installed those backdoors
lagavulin16
Except the newish x1s where the keyboard doesnt connect well and or physically falls off all the fucking time.
TurkeyHamburger
Love the placement of the Fn button. And by that I mean I hate it and I'll never buy a Thinkpad as a result.
MOTHERFUCKINGALLAH
You can swap it in the bios, but really out didn't take long to get used to. They're great laptops. Source: I repair them
phenomanII
I believe you can swap it with Ctrl in the BIOS.
tablecat
Eh, they're overrated. I don't expect mechanical keyboards on laptops, but ThinkPads are generally pretty mushy and meh.
merement
Thanks for the heads up. They used to have nice keyboards and I was thinking about buying a ThinkPad when it will be time to upgrade.
ThatIsMyPassword
When Lenovo got them they traded quality for features. I still like mine, but it's not the same feeling as the old IBM I had.
SomeonesPCbutNotBills
I got my first ThinkPad after apple decided to flatten their keyboards. Best typing experience ever.
Chrisgopher
I thought it was all about the Pentiums?
Gayforbae
ITS ALL ABOUT THE PENTIUMS, YEAHHHHHHHH!!!
popejubal
And also about the mouse nubbin that gave you blisters.
ThomKlanc
I'm still using my T420. I love it.
clbeatty67350
I'm 50 years old and I have never seen one of those! That is seriously cool AF!
BwianOfNazareth
49 and I used to own one. Great stuff, very portable. Keys like a real one. As with all ThinkPads I adored the TrackPoint. And hated it.
Verbodentoegang
I had seen a couple of these at my old job, and could not understand why it never took off !
z0de
Extra thickness
Flyndaran
"Thicc" wasn't considered a good thing back in the 80s and 90s, but is really popular now. ;)
ToolinandSpoolin
upvotehypnotoad
Used to have a thinkpad that looked exactly like that, but sadly no transformer keyboard. Laptop sucked, but wouldve loved that feature
tarataqa
I'm 58 yrs old and I owned one of those! Git Gud AF, whippersnapper!
TheseArentTheDroidsImLookingFor
That does it! We need to start an Old Farts Club up in this joint!
tarataqa
I treat Imgur like an Old Farts Club anyway. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
xxooss
55 here and worked at Dell and never seen one
Justalobstercowboy
70 yo, didn't ever want one because no upgrading possible
eyeLied
bet you wish you could upgrade your body
Justalobstercowboy
Do all right, no real complaints
eyeLied
coo
buckstuff
Well, there was always the Dell Axim X30 keyboard if that counts for anything.
UsuallyComments
I have never seen a 50 year old use "cool AF!" . That is seriously cool AF!
Craftworks
"Yeah huh huh, whatever. Now https://imgur.com/VRuqGsO "~ Other 50 year olds probably
clbeatty67350
That's not 50.... That's 70!
eyeLied
I have never seen someone comment on a 50 year old using "cool AF!". That is seriously cool AF!
morgan0073
We were using Cool AF! Years before you were born.
Flyndaran
I'm 43 and only started reading it in the past decade. Its popularity as an expression has drastically increased.
InoculateTheInnocuous
You must be fun at parties.
Flyndaran
Apparently not if I haven't been hearing all the cool lingo until decades later.
ConveyEmotionsViaGifs
It was a trend, now it's an art form.
DadddyWarlord
The future is now old man!!!
clbeatty67350
I just happen to be a COOL AF 50yr old!
Warlockish
I get the feeling some COOL AF parent recently seen his kid write COOL AF.
clbeatty67350
Nahhh... My sons just hung around me too damn long! They are in CO now..21 & 26.
awildcharmander
This comment is its own supporting evidence.
DownvotesAreFun
Plotwist: They are the same person, farming for points.
dycdc932718
You really think someone would lie to complete strangers in a non personalized communication format?
OldSchoolCoder
It's working. Even that would be a nice trick, so they have my +1. And so do you ????
Azerai
That's cool
TheRealTR8R
AF
Omelettedufromage83
u lucky sir you're halfway there