I have an x61 myself, bought it last year to add to my Thinkpad collection. I haven't done much besides put in some real to verify it actually works. And suggestions on an OS?

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2b3a51 6 hours ago | parent | next [-]

antiX linux v26 might be of interest. I have the 32 bit version with the older Linux kernel (5.18.x I recollect) on a live usb. No mysterious graphics freezes.

The more straight forward (and 64 bit) candidate would be Slackware 15.0 with a few of Alien Bob's slackbuilds.

But, of course, the retro computing approach mentioned by another poster would look really nice and be a conversation piece.

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taffydavid 2 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

(stupid typo - it was meant to be put in some RAM to verify it actually works)

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hexagonwin 5 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

most linux/bsd you can throw at it would just work fine. i personally like tinycore linux and porteus linux, they unpack the rootfs to ram so overall interaction with the system feels insanely quick on very underpowered systems with HDDs.

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userbinator 6 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Windows 98SE.

Port any drivers you need with AI.

Only half-serious...

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hexagonwin 5 hours ago | parent | next [-]

everything except graphics driver would probably actually work with 98SE..

Win2000 or WinXP would be a better choice due to numerous reasons though. Win2K with an SSD is absolutely going to fly on that thing.

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WillAdams 2 hours ago | parent [-]

It's also quite nice w/ a stylus, and Win2K was absolutely my favourite OS despite lacking explicit stylus support (as Windows XP Tablet PC Edition had) --- just need a 3rd party note-taking tool w/ stylus support and HWR.

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taffydavid 2 hours ago | parent [-]

I never got into HWR. I already type faster than I write with a pen. Waiting for it to convert my scribbles to text, even if it gets it right first time, is just a painfully slow process even on an ipad pro. I'd rather just use a touchscreen keyboard to write

	▲	WillAdams 2 hours ago \| parent [-]
		It's nice for when one wants to slow down and think, or if one needs to take notes --- back when I was in college, while professors would often object to laptops, no one complained of my using a tablet and stylus --- also allowed for sketches/diagrams which I found helpful/useful.

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taffydavid 6 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

I miss XP sometimes

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thrownthatway 6 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

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