eBay Episode 17 – KansasFest & the ThinkPad

IBM ThinkPad 700 series

This is the podcast where we take an informal look at personal computing history through the lens of eBay auctions. It’s sort of like Antiques Roadshow, but all about antique personal computers. On today’s show, we continue our coverage of the second phase of portables with the laptop. We’re exclusively covering the IBM/Lenovo ThinkPad, since it has been around since 1992.

Links mentioned in this episode:

• http://adtpro.sourceforge.net/
• https://www.kansasfest.org/2016/08/week-of-the-kfest/
• http://www.cultofmac.com/?s=kansasfest
• http://www.open-apple.net/2016/07/27/show-061-kansasfest-2016-chicken-missile-megapodcast/
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ThinkPad

Auctions:

• Jeff’s auction: Vintage IBM Thinkpad 2630 701CS Laptop Butterfly Keyboard 720MB 8MB Win95 Works!

• David’s auction: IBM Thinkpad 510CS Color Sub-Notebook Computer – Vintage Computing Collectable

• Jeff’s auction: Rare! Vintage!! Working IBM Thinkpad Type 2603 – 08N + Floppy Drive and Manual

• David’s auction: Vintage IBM Thinkpad 340 laptop WORKS from 1994 with O/S

• Jeff’s auction: Lenovo ThinkPad Ultra Dock

• David’s auction: