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I did the same with my ThinkPad 380ED. I've got a pile of Librettos still running win98, as long as mIRC works I guess.

That's interesting, but do you connect those Librettos to the internet to use mIRC? Sounds a bit scary with Windows 98 in 2017. I wonder how a newer BSD or Linux would run on it with say BitchX or some similar older irc client.

I do, I highly doubt theres much malware still floating around actively targeting such an old and unused OS.

My Amiga's and DOS machines are online too.

My 380ED was my last awesome thinkpad, I think I had potato on it. After that they went to "good" then "ok" then where they are now.

I recall trying to compile a 2.4ish kernel with support for my pcmcia network card on an old 486 sx25 (dx?) laptop. Never got it to work. The desktop was fine from redhat 6 onwards (under 5.2 my sis graphics card wouldn't work in graphics mode, so no X)

I don't suppose you saw Lenovo's announcement regarding their "retro" anniversary ThinkPad.

Its going to be dire.

Hm, not much wrong with the T42p I'm using right now. Superb screen with the correct (4:3, 1600x1200) geometry, good keyboard, trackpoint+trackpad, still works as a daily machine even though it is 13 years old. I'd move the Thinkpad line's demise to the point where they moved away from stolid, solid working machines to follow current styles - flat keyboards, etc.

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