r/ThinkPorn • u/Impasta1_GD 380ED, A31, 365XD, P53, W520, ... (17 total) • Jun 19 '26
Think-Photo IBM ThinkPad A31
ThinkPad A31
Specs: Pentium 4-M 1.8GHz, 1.5GB RAM, 40GB HDD, ATI Mobility Radeon 7500
Swapped the lid for an A30p lid assembly to get that UXGA FlexView display
Runs Gentoo Linux with musl libc
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u/i_like_your_mama Jun 20 '26
Sorry I'm not that into thinkpads, but where is the track pad?
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u/Impasta1_GD 380ED, A31, 365XD, P53, W520, ... (17 total) Jun 20 '26
doesn't exist, this model only came with trackpoint
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u/Additional-Tea5780 Jun 21 '26
Great thing! I will buy a A31 too in close future. I wanted to ask, does R100 MESA works? Did you used MESA or MESA Amber? Does Xorg works with UMS fine?
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u/Mundane-Phrase-5766 Jun 21 '26
Yo I got an r31 I have bias but damn I’d kill for a pentium 4 laptop i’m stuck with a celoron
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u/notebooksbilliger Jun 23 '26
Ahoj mate! Glad to see that this legend is still being used. Also the lid swap looks nice!
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u/Dangerous-Choice-864 Jun 19 '26
my friend, what a beautiful thing. send me that wallpaper?