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Ruined 1993 Thinkpad tablet lovingly restored

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Nov 18, 2024
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Screenshot: Polymatt/YouTube

Tinkerer and skill-collector polymatt rescued and restored a shattered 1993 Thinkpad 730T tablet. The device's journey from ruin to revival is wonderful indeed.

After picking this thing up at VCF Southwest this past year, I didn't know what I was getting into, but I knew it wasn't going to be easy. This is one of the first IBM…

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