I completely restored an IBM ThinkPad Tablet from 1993

polymatt November 17, 2024
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Thanks to https://pcbway.com for sponsoring this video. After picking this thing up at VCF Southwest this past year, I didn't know what I was getting into, but I knew it wasn't going to be easy. This is one of the first IBM machines to bear the ThinkPad name. It's a 730T 486 tablet computer from 1993 - and it needs a lot of work... Sponsor: For 3D Printing, CNC machining and more, head to https://pcbway.com for a range of manufacturing services. Software: 3D Modeling - Shapr3D https://www.shapr3d.com/ (use code MATT10 for 10% off) Models: Bezel - https://www.printables.com/model/1077920-ibm-thinkpad-730t-top-bezel Battery - https://www.printables.com/model/1077913-ibm-thinkpad-730t-battery-enclosure PCMCIA Door - https://www.printables.com/model/1077924-ibm-thinkpad-730t-tablet-pcmdia-door Pen holder / Door - https://www.printables.com/model/1077928-ibm-thinkpad-730t-tablet-pen-holder-cover Strip Cutter - https://cults3d.com/en/3d-model/tool/balsa-cutter-3mm-and-5mm Chapters: 0:00 - Coming up... 0:16 - Introduction 1:29 - Booting it up 3:09 - Replacing the LCD 5:18 - 3D Modeling a new frame 7:37 - Re-building the LCD assembly 11:28 - Making a new LCD cable 13:27 - Recapping the LCD 14:14 - Replacing the CCFL Backlight 15:50 - The system board 17:38 - 3D Modeling a new Bezel 20:35 - Cleaning the case 21:44 - Recreating the decals 25:02 - Finishing touches 27:27 - Making new batteries 31:13 - Final touches 32:52 - Final thoughts Music: (All music is licensed through Epidemic Sound unless otherwise stated) Polymatt Intro & Outro theme - @banjoguyollie Unfinished Stories - Lennon Hutton Spider Theory - Sage Oursler Conspiracy Inc - Alec Slayne Bending Dreams - Charles Holme No More Reasons - Farrell Wooten The Narrator - Philip Ayers Who We Are - Gavin Luke Glitch in Reality - David Celeste All Parts Equal - Gavin Luke Through the Prism - Ava Low My Moon and Your Sun - Hampus Naeselius

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