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Old 08-31-2006, 09:50 PM   #31
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Originally Posted by MaggieL

The "Thinkpad" name actually came from a marketing premium IBM salesmen used to give away; a cousin to the "THINK" sign, it was a small shirt-pocket sized notebook emblazoned with the "THINK" slogan.
I have one of these.
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Old 09-01-2006, 08:55 AM   #32
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I used to work for a company that had some old 'stinkpads.' Despite the moniker, the things were six years old and still plugging away. They were almost impossible to break, until the mobo fried.
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