The collected works of vwarez

Guess what I picked up today? An IBM RS/6000 Thinkpad Model 860. I found it at a computer recycle store that I have visited many times before. Somehow this time I decided to check the Laptop cases and voila there it is!! It was inside one of the cases with all the parts you see below. The store clerk din't know anything about it and offered to sell it to me including the case "AS IS".

Now, the only issue I have is the password to access the OS.. I believe that this model will only support AIX 4.1 or lower. The search is on for the OS.....

ClassicHasClass wrote: Oh, so jealous! I've wanted one of those for ages!

I know what you mean. They are almost impossible to find because to the average Joe they look like an old Dos/Windows laptop and they throw them away.

I was doing a bit of research this afternoon, trying to learn more about all the IBM PowerPC laptop models and I was surprised to find incomplete and/or contradicting information about them. For example, the Wikipedia page for the ThinkPad 800 Series says that IBM produced these models: 800, 820, 821, 822, 823, 850, 851, 860. But all the other sites claim that only three models are known: 820, 850 and 860.
Now, here is the fun part about all this, we know what models 820, 850 and 860 look like because pictures of them are easy to find.
But what is this one? The elusive and the prototype Model 800….


This one is the Model 820....

It is worth what you can afford to pay.
For example, I placed $550 bid on this Tadpole ALPHAbook, but it sold for $1,314.79...
http://www.ebay.com/itm/200814581492?

geo wrote: hehehe that's the same answer i got from the seller but hmm i wonder how about vwarez? does your battery pack still got juice? you mention only issue is password so i thought everything works as is including battery right?

I’m still looking for the AIX CDs, so laptop status is unknown. On the other hand, the battery takes full charge!!

There is an IBM ThinkPad PowerPC Series 850 on Ebay right now.

I'm not the owner.......good luck..
Time left: 8h 3m 33s (Dec 30, 201223:20:19 PST)
http://www.ebay.com/itm/IBM-ThinkPad-PowerPC-Power-Series-850-/290834960768?pt=US_Vintage_Computers_Mainframes&hash=item43b71d5180