IBM’s ThinkPad line was generally considered very professional and business-like, much like IBM in general. But occasionally the company managed to inject some clever, or even whimsical, features into its products – and the ThinkPad 760 series was one of them.
Sources:
Vintage IBM ad: https://i.pinimg.com/originals/55/cd/92/55cd9278bc279cdb68de367f04ce8411.jpg
ThinkPad 701C photo: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:ThinkPad_701_(3).png
LGR’s ThinkPad 701C video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nRVJCtREW38
Gameport adapter cable: https://www.ebay.com/p/22024029495
Video adapter cable: https://www.ebay.com/itm/IBM-Vintage-Video-Conversion-Adapter-P-N-85G1880-FRU-85G1897-/184402336569
ThinkPad 760 series promo video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pln2BnafiVE
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