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Re:Lenovo Accidentally Leaks an Image of Its ‘Retro Thinkpad’ by ggreer on Sunday September 17, 2017 @05:39AM (#15268892)
> Where oh where is the x60 of today?

It's an ordeal, but it's possible to have one. This[1] is my primary computer. It's an X61 chassis with a Core i7-5600U, 32GB of RAM, and 1TB SSD. The screen is a 12" 1400x1050 IPS LCD (matte, not glossy). It's my favorite laptop.

Putting it together took months. There's a group of enthusiasts in China called 51nb that make modern internals for old ThinkPad chassis[2]. I ordered a barebones chassis from them in March and received it in June. After that I replaced the LCD's ancient CCFL backlight with an LED conversion kit[3], improving battery life and brightness.

If you want to know more, I wrote a blog post detailing the whole experience[4].

1. https://geoff.greer.fm/photos/x62/DSC_2304.JPG

2. https://www.51nb.com/benzhanshiye/2017-06-08/83668.html

3. https://people.xiph.org/~xiphmont/thinkpad/led-backlight.sht...

4. https://geoff.greer.fm/2017/07/16/thinkpad-x62/

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Re:Lenovo Accidentally Leaks an Image of Its ‘Retro Thinkpad’ by mncharity on Sunday September 17, 2017 @11:58PM (#15273301)
Off topic, but regards "VR with Eye Tracking [...] Imagine this technology being used in a VR Silent Hill or Resident Evil. You put the headset on and start playing. You see something move in your peripheral vision, but by the time your eyes have saccaded, it’s gone. No matter how hard you try, you can’t get a good look at it. With only hints and sounds to go on, your imagination fills in the rest. [] Such a game would be –without a doubt– the scariest game ever. I can’t wait to play it."[1]

My fuzzy recollection is there was a CAVE setup (at siggraph? some years back) which used a head-mounted backwards-facing tracking camera, and the hemisphere behind you was filled with tracking markers. So if you quickly turned your head, out of the corner of your eye... apparently it created "something is behind me!" creepiness.

There's also a VR game prototype that mutates the world behind you when you are facing away. "Wait, was that chair there before?" It's disturbing.

The Shadertoy Fovea detector[2] illustrates how narrow your high-res fovea is.

[1] https://geoff.greer.fm/2016/05/14/interesting-tech-that-is-j... [2] https://www.shadertoy.com/view/4dsXzM

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Re:Lenovo Accidentally Leaks an Image of Its ‘Retro Thinkpad’ by bfuller on Sunday September 17, 2017 @06:22AM (#15269009)
That is gorgeous, but I don't think I have the dedication to go through all that.
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Re:Lenovo Accidentally Leaks an Image of Its ‘Retro Thinkpad’ by eltoozero on Sunday September 17, 2017 @07:00AM (#15269082)
Wow, this is excellent.

I have a thing for the x201 and there is apparently a mobo upgrade on the bench for that thing too.

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Re:Lenovo Accidentally Leaks an Image of Its ‘Retro Thinkpad’ by craftyguy on Sunday September 17, 2017 @12:43PM (#15270432)
Wow this is awesome and tempting...

Do you have any write-ups on your bikepacking trip?

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Re:Lenovo Accidentally Leaks an Image of Its ‘Retro Thinkpad’ by vaibhavsagar on Sunday September 17, 2017 @08:16AM (#15269261)
This is incredible, thanks for sharing this!
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Re:Lenovo Accidentally Leaks an Image of Its ‘Retro Thinkpad’ by gsich on Sunday September 17, 2017 @07:31AM (#15269151)
Sadly no working docking port.
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