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Did you see that 70s vintage Ford F-150 with the Tesla power train transplant? This sort of thing makes even more sense for computers than for cars, considering

Did you see that 70s vintage Ford F-150 with the Tesla power train transplant? This sort of thing makes even more sense for computers than for cars, considering the lack crumple zones and such pre-80s.

jagger27 5y ago
Is this what you mean? [0] It’s actually a “crate engine” sold by Ford. Awesome concept. These ThinkPad mods are pretty much all about the keyboard and overall form factor. The display has to be swapped out for something more modern, the batteries should probably be upgraded, obviously the entire motherboard is being replaced… It’s getting close to a ship of Theseus scenario. A lot of old 90s laptops have pretty brittle plastics too. ThinkPads in general seem to fare better than say PowerBook G3 display hinges. It’s a heck of a long road to go down for a sturdy laptop with a great keyboard and a ton of ports. If the motherboard could be made for under $500 with open source hardware I’d be tempted. 0: https://media.ford.com/content/fordmedia/fna/us/en/news/2021/11/02/all-electric-f-100-eluminator-concept.html https://media.ford.com/content/fordmedia/fna/us/en/news/2021...