IBM Thinkpad 701C Receives 21st Century 'Brain Transplant'

A modern-day Framework motherboard with 11th Gen Core i5 CPU has found a new home in a 1995 IBM laptop. But this is not just "some laptop," but the venerable Thinkpad 701C with a 'butterfly' keyboard.

https://www.tomshardware.com/news/ibm-thinkpad-701c-receives-21st-century-brain-transplant

Created 2y | Feb 23, 2023, 2:20:44 PM


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