Reviving the 701C Butterfly ThinkPad from the early 90's

When ‪@RetroGameCouch‬ reached out and told me he found a rare 1995 IBM ThinkPad 701C laptop and asked if I wanted to do a restoration, I couldn't say no! I've worked on many of these over the years and even run a website dedicated to restoring them at http://701c.org.

For the first time, I get to show my full process of tearing it down completely and building it back up like new using all the tips and tricks I've learned along the way. Enjoy!

Chapters:
00:00 - Introduction
01:18 - Unboxing
02:10 - First Boot?
02:23 - Disassembly (guide at 701c.org)
08:22 - Stripping the paint
10:22 - Masking & Paint Prep
11:18 - Painting
11:36 - Repairs, Testing & Cleaning
14:12 - New Feet!
14:36 - Hard Drive Backup
15:18 - Decals & Icon Application
17:10 - Final Assembly!
18:56 - Cherry on top
19:12 - Testing & BIOS Config
19:30 - Admiring our work
19:43 - Packing it up & Shipping it off
19:58 - Pickles Cameo

Music:
All music licensed by Epidemic Sound

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