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Why the ThinkPad 701 became a cult legend in computer history (www.techspot.com)
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[–] Wolf314159@startrek.website 4 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Why did the Thinkpad 701 become a cult legend in computer history?

It was the expanding butterfly keyboard that gave you an 11.5" wide keyboard from a 10" wide laptop. Super cool for its day, but not really a problem that needs solving anymore. Nobody seems to be clamoring for the nipple mouse anymore either.