HOW-TO: Laptop resurrection and upgrade

HOW-TO: Laptop resurrection and upgrade

5856307075230497 I really like the USB ports where the floppy drive was – Follow along as Seth combines two i1400 Thinkpads. He refreshes the batteries, fixes the keyboard and trackpad, removes the floppy, adds USB ports and WiFi to end up with a ghoulish, but functional machine: The Franken-laptop! Link.

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