THINKPAD 701C “Butterfly”
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Intel
DX4-75 Mhz CPU
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810
meg hard drive
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24
megs RAM
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External
floppy drive
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AC
adapter
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Pcmcia 10/100
network card with dongle
This
is the famous, even iconic Thinkpad 701C with the “butterfly” folding/expanding
keyboard. If you have never seen one of these in action, here is a link to a youtube video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=478hsrVjVQk
As
noted, one of these is on display at the
There
is some substantial, even heavy wear on the casing including some deep
scratches and gouges. The eject button on the upper pcmcia
slot is missing, and the back of the left hinge cover is missing. The left
mouse button needs a strong push to work, as does the space bar. The memory
slot cover is taped on. But this is a 15 year old machine and these issues are
merely superficial. It boots right into Windows 95. There is a new CMOS battery
so it keeps good time, and does not give an error message on startup. Most of
the 701Cs here on eBay have dead CMOS batteries. The keyboard and screen are in
generally good shape; there are no bad pixels and the screen is bright and
sharp. The butterfly mechanism works smoothly on opening and closing. The hard drive is an upgrade and is free of bad sectors. The sound works
fine. It has Windows 95, Office 97, Adobe Reader 5.0, and other period
software. It can surf the internet although don’t expect flash and java
support. It runs DOS games great.
The warranty on this is that it will turn on
when you get it. Given the age, you cannot really expect more. The battery
holds some charge but the laptop gets very hot while charging the battery so I
do not use it.
I will not ship this to anywhere other than
the U.S. and Canada, Europe and Australia and if you live outside the U.S. send
me an eBay question before you bid so we can confirm shipping details. I will
not play games with customs.
