The ThinkPads you've never heard of, LG IBM.

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  • Опубліковано 1 лют 2025

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  • @Kimmsito
    @Kimmsito  12 днів тому +16

    As a thank you to everyone who supports my channel, Benefactor's Club Extras for this video is public and available for everyone to watch. Hope you enjoy!
    ua-cam.com/video/fyzeCllymLo/v-deo.html

    • @justin6581
      @justin6581 12 днів тому +2

      Thank you for the two videos! Hello from San Diego

    • @Kimmsito
      @Kimmsito  12 днів тому +1

      Hope you enjoy today's videos and have a wonderful evening!

  • @LaptopRetrospective
    @LaptopRetrospective 11 днів тому +11

    Excellent work on this video, I learned a few things about the LG-IBM early days. Thanks so much for sharing.

    • @Kimmsito
      @Kimmsito  11 днів тому

      Glad you enjoyed it. Your article on your website is where all the research for this video started, so thanks for that as well!

  • @usagold8
    @usagold8 12 днів тому +60

    You should take a back up of the hard drive immediately. Probably very close to failing for good...

    • @Kimmsito
      @Kimmsito  12 днів тому +29

      Yup, I will make a full backup of this drive soon. I'll also upload the factory state drive image or recovery image to the Internet Archive!

    • @tobs2470
      @tobs2470 11 днів тому +4

      ​​@@KimmsitoDo it ASAP. I had a generic XP IDE Drive with faulty sectors die on me during the process of making a Full Disk Image. It wasn't mine and the owner had no important data on it, but you should never delay backups of failing storage media. Do a quick dd as soon as you can do it. This one's more important as well.

    • @Kimmsito
      @Kimmsito  11 днів тому +9

      Finished full image copy with Clonezilla! I'll be restoring the image to the SD card using IDE to SD adapter, and will continue to archive the IBM factory state drive.

    • @lbsiuk
      @lbsiuk 10 днів тому

      @@Kimmsito Nice! Thank you for uploading it! Doing wonders for computer preservation.

  • @JulioOther
    @JulioOther 12 днів тому +13

    I saw this on my notifications thinking it was LGR. Great video as always.

    • @Kimmsito
      @Kimmsito  12 днів тому +5

      LGR is one of my most influential channels haha. Thanks for your kind words!

  • @omerynagata41
    @omerynagata41 12 днів тому +12

    thanks for the windows key

    • @Kimmsito
      @Kimmsito  12 днів тому +5

      Good luck with keys from outdated products

  • @hatsunemigu
    @hatsunemigu 12 днів тому +6

    i rarely see content covering obscure tech from Korea, so please keep up the good work!

  • @GreenVirus76
    @GreenVirus76 12 днів тому +4

    Amazing review of a classic Thinkpad! Thank you for the awesome content

    • @Kimmsito
      @Kimmsito  12 днів тому +2

      My pleasure, thank you!

  • @valakituti
    @valakituti 12 днів тому +5

    Absolutely amazing video, keep it up!
    “…and this gorgeous Red Trackpoint, also known as *** mouse”

    • @Kimmsito
      @Kimmsito  12 днів тому +1

      Thank you, glad you liked watching it!

  • @gasun1274
    @gasun1274 11 днів тому +2

    opening it up and seeing exorcism pictures is straight out of k horror

    • @Kimmsito
      @Kimmsito  10 днів тому +1

      Indeed, it was very unsettling.

    • @gluttonousmaximus9048
      @gluttonousmaximus9048 5 днів тому

      @@Kimmsito I'm not familiar with this scene but does it involve, umm... Bodily harm?

    • @Kimmsito
      @Kimmsito  5 днів тому +1

      @@gluttonousmaximus9048 Nope, Korean shamanistic acts ("Gut") in real life mostly consist of shouting and dancing in traditional dress. Getting physically harmed as depicted in many Korean movies like The Wailing and Exhuma are obviously exaggerated for dramatic effects, still I highly recommend watching them if you are interested haha.

  • @Juanguar
    @Juanguar 12 днів тому +8

    What was the windows tablet you used for the manuals ?
    Never seen anything like this before

    • @Kimmsito
      @Kimmsito  12 днів тому +4

      It's a Lenovo Legion Go with the controllers detached. It turns out to be a great modern Windows UMPC!

    • @samuzamu
      @samuzamu 11 днів тому

      ​@@Kimmsito Lol at first I thought you used a hacked Nintendo Switch as a tablet..

  • @baoquoc3710
    @baoquoc3710 12 днів тому +10

    Still thinking how lenovo completely euthanized the thinkpad at ces 25😔😔

    • @gluttonousmaximus9048
      @gluttonousmaximus9048 5 днів тому

      Because if you think business laptops in the 2010s and beyond, you WILL be looking at Macs. Not to say you will be buying them but a business laptop of today has extremely different connotations compared to a business laptop of the 2000s

  • @danielktdoranie
    @danielktdoranie 12 днів тому +5

    Had no idea Macaulay Culkin made computer ads

    • @Kimmsito
      @Kimmsito  12 днів тому +3

      I also had no idea until I made this video. A great treat to watch along with the Google Asisstant ad from 2018 haha

  • @Kazz7420
    @Kazz7420 12 днів тому +3

    Finally, about time ty!

    • @Kimmsito
      @Kimmsito  12 днів тому +2

      Glad to have you here. Hope you enjoyed the video!

  • @oOZellzimaOo
    @oOZellzimaOo 12 днів тому +9

    I Think, therefore iPad.

  • @atsurokihara5525
    @atsurokihara5525 12 днів тому +2

    Keep up the videos bro!

  • @rmcdudmk212
    @rmcdudmk212 12 днів тому +1

    Thinkpads are some of my favorite Laptop PCs of all time. Thanks for sharing this awesome little machine 👍

  • @charlesdoesmore5488
    @charlesdoesmore5488 12 днів тому +3

    1:08 An LG IBM laptop made with pinoy love. LG really knew we be loving K-Dramas years later.

  • @lukedavis436
    @lukedavis436 11 днів тому +1

    I have been curious about this whole thing for ages, I've been after some foreign exclusive stuff for ages
    Definitely gonna look into some LG IBM stuff

  • @criticalalfredo707
    @criticalalfredo707 8 днів тому

    the Korean pastor whom i met around 2005/2006 had this laptop. i was a kid but i clearly remember those LG IBM logo on his laptop and bulky body like old Thinkpad

    • @Kimmsito
      @Kimmsito  8 днів тому

      Aside from the high price range it had, it was a perfect laptop for anyone who needed a decent laptop. Super sturdy, well built, nifty little features and incredibly repair friendly. Glad to hear that you have an experience of seeing one of LG IBM laptops!

  • @kFY514
    @kFY514 10 днів тому

    It's always fun to explore the East Asian computer markets. They are always full of oddities that make us Westerners scratch our heads. The era that I find the most fascinating is the 80s, when the standard Western IBM PC compatibles (back when this term actually meant something) were no good for displaying East Asian scripts, so the market was dominated by various custom solutions - usually developed locally, although there were some attempts from Western companies, like various IBM standards for the Japanese market (AX/JEGA, 5550, PS/55 etc.).
    I'm mostly familiar with the Japanese part of the story, with its initial NEC PC-98 dominance and later takeover by standard Western-compatible machines once handling CJK characters in software became possible, initially via DOS/V and later Windows. But I'd be very much interested in learning about how it was in Korea too. I heard that NEC tried to export the PC-98 to neighboring countries but that apparently didn't really work out? Was DOS/V a thing in Korea? What came before it?

    • @Kimmsito
      @Kimmsito  10 днів тому +1

      Happy to hear that you liked the video. Yes, DOS/V was a thing in Korea back then, mostly to run various games from Japan as far as I can see. There were also Korean-developed DOS-era operating systems like K-DOS, but I will have to look into that more once I get a proper computer to run it haha. Thanks for the suggestion!

  • @bitelaserkhalif
    @bitelaserkhalif 11 днів тому

    I have seen this LG ibm Thinkpad, and LG IBM Multinet in Indonesia. Second hand Korean PC import, imported early 2000s

  • @s1oplus_wt
    @s1oplus_wt 12 днів тому +6

    Linux recommended requirements:

  • @clementpruvost8670
    @clementpruvost8670 12 днів тому +2

    Those LG/IBM ThinkPad are very interesting and weird. And yes, I've seen those pictures of whatever Korean exertion was

    • @Kimmsito
      @Kimmsito  12 днів тому +2

      It is definitely one of the most important pieces of Korean technology. And I'm glad I finally made a video about it!

  • @ranviee
    @ranviee 8 днів тому

    What Windows 11 tablet you have been using throughout this video?
    It looks as cool as the ThinkPads in this video. 😊

    • @Kimmsito
      @Kimmsito  8 днів тому +1

      It's the Lenovo Legion Go with the gamepad removed. I'm looking forward to their second generation, which will be released this year!

  • @richardestes6499
    @richardestes6499 11 днів тому

    Fascinating story. I had no idea that LG had any laptop history prior to releasing the Gram - mainly because i usually only follow the US tech market.

    • @Kimmsito
      @Kimmsito  11 днів тому

      It is true that laptops from LG were mostly boring with no interesting features until they made the Gram series haha

  • @SoumyadeepPatra-kl4ye
    @SoumyadeepPatra-kl4ye 7 днів тому

    Thanks for the free windows product key😁😁

  • @Hadisabetghadam
    @Hadisabetghadam 11 днів тому +1

    16:18 Great Laptop's But Insane Price

  • @samuzamu
    @samuzamu 11 днів тому

    The hard drive probably had a dried up spindle bearing so the platters were stuck and didn't spin up initially. I have heard you can get them to move by tapping gently on the case. But still, even if the drive starts up, it's peobably on its death bed and ahould be backed up if necessary

    • @Kimmsito
      @Kimmsito  11 днів тому +1

      The drive was in such a weird state. Whenever I power on the drive after a long period of off state, it will be recognized, but the drive won't spin at all until I power cycle it a few times and leave it on for a few minutes. I've finished cloning the entire drive using Clonezilla, so hopefully the restore process using the SD card with IDE adapter would go well.

  • @scotttrongkaew
    @scotttrongkaew 7 днів тому

    @7:27 what's computer? display or what device?

    • @Kimmsito
      @Kimmsito  6 днів тому

      It's a Lenovo Legion Go with its gamepads detached.

  • @emdotrod
    @emdotrod 12 днів тому +3

    Crazy that this cooperation ended because of bribery scandal

    • @Kimmsito
      @Kimmsito  12 днів тому +2

      It was a real shame that the bribery scandal ultimately ruined the joint venture.

  • @97nelsn
    @97nelsn 11 днів тому

    Babe, wake up. Korean Dank just uploaded

    • @Kimmsito
      @Kimmsito  10 днів тому

      So happy to have you here. Hope you enjoyed the video!

  • @rchltmedia
    @rchltmedia 11 днів тому +3

    why the heck that thinkpad made by frickin *ACER?*

    • @Kimmsito
      @Kimmsito  11 днів тому +2

      It was a time when many big tech companies tried to cut some budgets by outsourcing production in order to meet the trends of computer markets where prices are getting cheaper every day.

  • @antonmuffin6214
    @antonmuffin6214 11 днів тому

    What was that tablet you used in the video?

    • @Kimmsito
      @Kimmsito  10 днів тому

      It's Lenovo Legion Go with its gamepad detached.

  • @Adaminkton
    @Adaminkton 11 днів тому

    Are you using Lenobo Legion Go or some other handheld as tablet?

    • @Kimmsito
      @Kimmsito  11 днів тому

      It's Lenovo Legion Go.

  • @NakamuraSatou
    @NakamuraSatou 9 днів тому

    What is that Windows tablet?

    • @Kimmsito
      @Kimmsito  9 днів тому

      It's a Legion Go with its gamepad detached.

    • @NakamuraSatou
      @NakamuraSatou 9 днів тому

      @Kimmsito thanks!

  • @ndsr_tar
    @ndsr_tar 9 днів тому

    1:07 *_filipinos intensifies_*
    jokes asides, i am a filipino

  • @C1tro3nManiac
    @C1tro3nManiac 8 днів тому

    Wait, what?

  • @sffspider
    @sffspider 12 днів тому +3

    Horst

    • @Kimmsito
      @Kimmsito  12 днів тому +2

      Thank you for watching!

  • @cmedeir
    @cmedeir 10 днів тому

    Good old Lucky Goldstar. The trash electronics manufacturer of the ‘90s.