Hardware history
One of my hobbies is to collect and restore old computers. Mostly I go for notebooks, because they are easier to use and store. Old is in the eye of the beholder here - for me anything older than 10 years counts under that.
The old computers are used for old software (mostly operating systems and games), but some devices I run in parallel with current operating systems.
An overview:
Desktops
| Device | CPU | RAM | HDD | OS | VGA | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compaq Prolinea 4/33 | i486DX @ 33 MHz | 16 MB EDO | 620 MB IDE | MS-DOS 6.22 and Windows 3.11 | Tseng Labs ET4000 | |
| Compaq DeskPro EN 6400/6.4 EA2 | Pentium II @ 300 MHz | 128 MB SDRAM | 6,4 GB IDE | Windows 98 SE | ATI 3D Rage Pro (4 MB) | USB 1.1, LAN |
Notebooks
| Device | CPU | RAM | HDD | OS | Display/VGA | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atari Portfolio | 80C88 @ 4.9 MHz | 128 KB RAM | 256 KB ROM | DIP DOS 3.0 | 40x8 LCD (monochrome) | |
| Toshiba Libretto 100CT | Pentium MMX @ 166 MHz | 32 MB EDO | 2.1 GB IDE | Windows 98 SE | 7.1" TFT @ 800x480, NeoMagic NM2160 (2 MB) | |
| ASUS EEE PC 701 4G | Celeron M @ 630 MHz | 1 GB DDR2 | 4 GB SSD | Debian Bullseye | 7" TFT @ 800x480, Intel 915 | Sound, LAN/WLAN, SD |
| IBM ThinkPad 240 | Celeron @ 300 MHz | 128 MB SDRAM | 6 GB IDE | Windows 98 SE | 10.4" TFT @ 800x600, Neomagic MagicGraph128XD (2 MB) | |
| IBM ThinkPad 760EL | Pentium 1 @ 100 MHz | 40 MB EDO | 4.8 GB IDE | Windows 98 SE | 11.3" TFT @ 800x600, Trident CYBER9385 (1 MB) | |
| IBM ThinkPad T23 | Pentium 3 @ 1.13 GHz | 384 MB SDRAM | 20 GB IDE | Windows XP SP3, SUSE Linux 7.3 Professional Edition | 14.1" TFT @ 1024x768, S3 SuperSavage IX/C (16 MB) | USB 1.1, LAN/WLAN |
| IBM ThinkPad T30 | Pentium 4 @ 2 GHz | 256 MB DDR | 40 GB IDE | Windows XP SP3, Ubuntu 5.10 | 14.1 TFT @ 1024x768, ATI Mobility Radeon 7500 (16MB) | USB 1.1, LAN/WLAN |
| IBM ThinkPad T42 | Pentium M @ 1.7 GHz | 512 MB DDR | 40 GB IDE | Windows XP SP3, Ubuntu 5.10 | 14.1" TFT @ 1024x768, ATI Mobility Radeon 7500 (32 MB) | USB 2.0, LAN/WLAN, CD-RW/DVD-ROM |
| IBM ThinkPad T43 | Pentium M @ 2.0 GHz | 1.5 GB DDR | 100 GB IDE | Windows XP SP3, Fedora Core 6 | 15" TFT @ 1400x1050, ATI Mobility FireGL V3200 (128MB) | USB 2.0, LAN/WLAN, CD-RW/DVD-ROM |
| IBM ThinkPad T60p | Core 2 Duo T2600 @ 2.16 GHz | 2 GB DDR2 | 128 GB SATA SSD | Windows XP SP3, Debian Bullseye | 14.1" TFT @ 1400x1050, ATI Mobility FireGL V5200 (256 MB) | USB 2.0, LAN/WLAN, Bluetooth |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T61p | Core 2 Duo T7500 @ 2.2 GHz | 4 GB DDR2 | 250 GB SATA SSD | Windows XP SP3, Debian Bullseye | 15.4" TFT @ 1680x1050, Nvidia Quadro FX570M (256 MB) | USB 2.0, LAN/WLAN, Bluetooth |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T400 | Core 2 Duo P8600 @ 2.4 GHz | 3 GB DDR3 | 128 GB SSD | Windows XP SP3, Ubuntu 10.04 | 14.1" @ 1440x900, ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3470 (256 MB) | LAN/WLAN, Bluetooth |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T500 | Core 2 Duo T9400 @ 2.53 GHz | 4 GB DDR3 | 256 GB SSD | Windows Vista, Ubuntu 10.04 | 15.6" @ 1680x1050, ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3650 (256 MB) | LAN/WLAN, Bluetooth |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T410 | Core i7-620M @ 2.66 GHz | 6 GB DDR3 | 256 GB SSD | Windows 7, CRUX Linux | 14.1" @ 1440x900, nVIDIA Quadro NVS3100m (512 MB) | LAN/WLAN, Bluetooth |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T520 | Core i7-2670QM @ 2.2 GHz | 16 GB DDR3 | 256 GB SSD | Windows 7, Pop!_OS 22.04 | 15.6" @ 1920x1080, NVIDIA NVS 4200M (1 GB) | eSATA, LAN/WLAN, Bluetooth |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T430 | Core i7-3520M @ 2.9 GHz | 8 GB DDR3 | 180 GB SSD | Windows 8, Fedora | 14" TFT @ 1600x900, NVIDIA NVS 5400M | USB 3.0, LAN/WLAN, Bluetooth |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T25 | Core i7-7500U @ 3.5 GHz | 16 GB DDR4L | 512 GB SSD | Pop!_OS | 14" TFT @ 1920x1080, NVIDIA GeForce 940MX (2 GB) | USB 3.0, Thunderbolt 3, LAN/WLAN, Bluetooth |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T470p | Core i7-7820HQ @ 3.9 GHz | 32 GB DDR4 | 512 GB SSD | NixOS | 14" TFT @ 2560x1440, NVIDIA GeForce 940MX (2 GB) | USB 3.0, LAN/WLAN, Bluetooth |
| IBM ThinkPad R31 | Pentium 3 @ 1 GHz | 512 MB SDRAM | 30 GB IDE | Windows XP SP3, SUSE Linux 9.2 Professional Edition | 14.1" TFT @ 1024x768, 830MG | USB 1.1, LAN, CD-RW/DVD-ROM |
| IBM ThinkPad R40 | Pentium M @ 1.3 GHz | 512 MB DDR | 40 GB IDE | Windows XP SP3, Fedora Core 6 | 15" TFT @ 1024x768, ATI Mobility Radeon 7500 (32 MB) | USB 2.0, LAN/WLAN, Firewire, CD-RW/DVD-ROM |
| IBM ThinkPad R52 | Pentium M @ 2.13 GHz | 1.5 GB DDR2 | 40 GB IDE | Windows XP SP3, Bunsenlabs Berrylium | 15" TFT @ 1400x1050, ATI Mobility Radeon X300 (64 MB) | USB 2.0, LAN, CD-RW/DVD-ROM |
| Lenovo ThinkPad R400 | Core 2 Duo P8700 @ 2.53 GHz | 5 GB DDR3 | 160 GB SATA | Windows XP SP3, Ubuntu 8.04 | 14.1" TFT @ 1280x800, Intel 4500MHD | USB 2.0, LAN, CD-RW/DVD-ROM |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L412 | Core i3-370M @ 2.4 GHz | 4 GB DDR3 | 320 GB SATA | Windows XP SP3, Fedora 17 | 14" @ 1366x768, Intel GMA HD | USB 2.0, LAN, CD-RW/DVD-ROM |
| Lenovo ThinkPad SL300 | Core2Duo @ 1.8 GHz | 4 GB DDR2 | 500 GB SSHD | Windows Vista, Q4OS Trinity | 13.3" glossy @ 1280x800, Intel 4500MHD | USB 2.0, LAN/WLAN, DVD-RW, SD |
| IBM ThinkPad A22p | Pentium 3 @ 1 GHz | 512 MB SDRAM | 160 GB IDE | Windows 2000 Professional SP4, Ubuntu 6.06 | 15" TFT @ 1600x1200, ATI Rage Mobility 128 (16MB) | USB 1.1, Ultrabay 2000, S-Video In/Out |
| IBM ThinkPad A31p | Pentium 4 M @ 2 GHz | 2 GB DDR | 250 GB IDE | Windows XP SP3, Ubuntu 6.06 | 15" TFT @ 1600x1200, ATI Mobility FireGL 7800 (64 MB) | USB 1.1, Ultrabay 2000 + Plus, S-Video In/Out |
| IBM ThinkPad G40 | Pentium 4 Desktop @ 2.8 GHz | 2 GB DDR | 40 GB IDE | Windows XP SP3, Ubuntu 5.10 | 15" TFT @ 1024x768, Intel Extreme Graphics II | USB 2.0, LAN, Floppy, CD-RW/DVD-ROM |
| IBM ThinkPad Z61p | Core 2 Duo T7200 @ 2 GHz | 2 GB DDR2 | 80 GB SATA HDD | Windows XP SP3, Debian Bullseye | 15.4" TFT @ 1920x1200, ATI Mobility FireGL V5200 (256 MB) | USB 2.0, LAN/WLAN, Bluetooth |
| IBM ThinkPad S30 | Pentium 3 @ 600 MHz | 256 MB SDRAM | 40 GB IDE | Windows XP SP3, Bunsenlabs Lithium | 10.4" TFT @ 1024x768, Silicon Motion Lync3DM (4 MB) | USB 1.1, Modem/WLAN |
| IBM ThinkPad X31 | Pentium M @ 1.4 GHz | 1 GB DDR | 40 GB IDE | Windows XP SP3, Bunsenlabs Lithium | 12.1" TFT @ 1024x768, ATI Mobility Radeon 7000 (16 MB) | USB 2.0, LAN/WLAN, UltraBase X3 |
| IBM ThinkPad X40 | Pentium M @ 1.2 GHz | 1,5 GB DDR | 60 GB 1.8" IDE | Windows XP SP3, Bunsenlabs Lithium | 12.1" TFT @ 1024x768, Intel Extreme Graphics 2 | LAN/WLAN, UltraBase X4 |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X41 Tablet | Pentium M @ 1.5 GHz | 1 GB DDR2 | 40 GB 1.8" IDE | Windows XP Tablet PC Edition, Bunsenlabs Beryllium | 12.1" TFT @ 1024x768, Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 900 (128 MB) | LAN/WLAN, Fingerprint, Pen input |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X61s | Core2Duo L7500 @ 1.6 GHz | 4 GB DDR2 | 80 GB SATA SSD | Windows 7 SP1, Debian Bullseye | 12.1" TFT @ 1024x768, Intel X3100 | UltraBase X6 |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X61 Tablet | Core2Duo L7500 @ 1.6 GHz | 4 GB DDR2 | 256 GB 2.5" SATA SSD | Windows Vista Business, Debian Bullseye | 12.1" TFT @ 1024x768, Intel Graphics Media Accelerator X3100 | LAN/WLAN, Fingerprint, Pen input |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X230 | Core i7-3520M @ 2.9 GHz | 16 GB DDR3 | 256 GB SSD | Windows 7, Debian Bookworm | 12.5" TFT @ 1366x768 (IPS), Intel HD 4000 | USB 3.0, LAN/WLAN, Bluetooth |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X301 | Core2Duo SU9400 @ 1.4 GHz | 4 GB DDR3 | 128 GB 1.8" SATA SSD | Windows 7, Debian Bullseye | 13.3" TFT @ 1440x900, Intel GMA X4500HD | LAN/WLAN, Bluetooth |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X260 | Core i7-6600U @ 2.6-3.4 GHz | 16 GB DDR4 | 250 GB SATA SSD | Fedora 36 | 12.5" TFT @ 1920x1080, Intel HD Graphics 520 | USB 3.0, LAN/WLAN, Bluetooth |
| Lenovo ThinkPad W701 | Core i7-720QM @ 1.6-2.8 GHz | 8 GB DDR3 | 250 GB SATA SSD | Windows 7, Debian Bullseye | 17" TFT @ 1440x900, nVIDIA Quadro FX 2800M (1 GB) | USB 3.0, LAN/WLAN, Bluetooth |
Periphery
| Manufacturer / Product | Type | Technical data |
|---|---|---|
| Casio Exilim EX-S880 | Camera | 8.1 Megapixel, 3x optical zoom, 4x digital zoom, 2.8" TFT, video function, USB 2.0 |
| Sony Handycam DCR-TRV255E | Camcorder | Digital8, 20x optical zoom, 90x digital zoom, 2.5" TFT, USB 2.0, S-Video, Firewire |
| Thomson Lyra PDP2456 | MP3 player | MP3/WMA, equaliser, SD/MMC card slot, AAA battery |
Wishlist
- ThinkPad X100e (AMD Athlon Neo MV-40, 2 GB DDR2 RAM, ATI Radeon HD 3200, 11.6" display @ 1366x768 pixels)
- ThinkPad W700ds / W701ds (Intel Core i7 quad-core CPU, up to 32 GB DDR3 RAM, NVIDIA GPU, 17" display + slide-out 10.6" display)
- ThinkPad 600X (Intel Celeron/Pentium 3 up to 650 Mhz, 64+ MB SDRAM, 13.3" display @ 1024x768)
- ThinkPad 701C (Intel 486 75 Mhz, 8 MB EDO RAM, 10.4" display @ 640x480, legendary TrackWrite Butterfly keyboard)
- TransNote (Intel Pentium 3 600 Mhz, 64 - 320 MB SDRAM, 10.4" FlipTouch Display @ 800x600, notebook based on the X20 embedded in notepad)
- IBM NetVista 2800 8364-EXX (Intel Pentium I MMX, 512 MB SDRAM, S3 Trio 3D, Compact Flash/IDE, thin client with standard hardware)
- IBM Model M "SSK" Space Saving Keyboard
- Compaq AlphaServer/AlphaStation DS10 (Alpha EV6/EV67 @ 466/600 MHz, 2 GB SDRAM)
- Toshiba Libretto Port Replicator PA2719U