Saving an Old IBM ThinkPad From E-Waste

Published at : 23 Dec 2025

This old IBM ThinkPad A31 was destined for the e-waste recycler until we found it. In this video, we inspect it, change out the hard drive for an SSD and put the factory Windows 98 SE installation back on it. Then we install lots of vintage software like Microsoft PLUS! 98, PC Anywhere, WinAmp, The orignial Rainbow Six and of course DOOM! Join us as we save this old relic from the vintage computing days!
#thrifting #ewaste #retrocomputing


LINKS TO ITEMS SEEN IN THE VIDEO

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►CF Card: https://amzn.to/48CGxN1
►CF to PCMCIA Adapter: https://amzn.to/48HtCcy
►PATA SSD Drive: https://amzn.to/3vFEM30
►Multi Drive Adapter: https://amzn.to/4b3l2Xe

►Protoweb: https://protoweb.org/

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