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General Forums => General Discussion => Topic started by: CrAz3D on September 13, 2009, 08:53:53 pm

Title: Found a fuck-ass old IBM think pad
Post by: CrAz3D on September 13, 2009, 08:53:53 pm
Next time I go out, I'll have to take a pic.  I found it while cleaning out a dead guy's house in Chaparral, NM (basically Mexico, but just north of El Paso, TX).

It took FOREVER of cleaning out shit before I found a computer.  I sorta just assume he had DSL, but no computer (would not have surprised anyone I was working with).  Thing was an effing huge brick of a computer running Win95 I think (just saw documentation around).

Just for funnsies, have some pics:
Full construction dumpster.  I figure 1-2 more will be filled.
(http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e371/CrAz3DxL/0913091309.jpg)
This is REALLY clean from where we started.  Couldnt walk through there
(http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e371/CrAz3DxL/0913091304.jpg)
There was ABSOLUTELY no way to even touch that window.  Dude slept on a recliner :(
(http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e371/CrAz3DxL/0913091304a.jpg)
And this porch...there was about 10 sq feet of walkable area when we started yesterday.
(http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e371/CrAz3DxL/0913091305a.jpg)
Look at white trailer in middle of pic.  Then look at one to the right.  What is on top of the roof?  Yup.  Body of a baby blue VW Bug from back in the day.  I'll have to snap some shots of the nearby trailers that are spliced together with plywood.
(http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e371/CrAz3DxL/0913091306.jpg)






Still have 4 sheds, a green house & misc shit laying around to clear out.

p.s.  How unsafe is black mold exactly?  The sink is scary.  And what about mouse crap?  It covers/ed LITERALLY everything.  VERY literally.  I mean fucking on top of lamps.
Title: Re: Found a fuck-ass old IBM think pad
Post by: iago on September 13, 2009, 09:04:52 pm
For some reason, that makes me think of Lovely Listing (http://lovelylisting.com/). Except you aren't trying to sell this house (with those pictures). :)
Title: Re: Found a fuck-ass old IBM think pad
Post by: rabbit on September 13, 2009, 11:35:05 pm
For black mold, use rubber gloves and a breathing mask (gas mask would be best).  Don't use bleach.  I remember reading that somewhere.  Bleach + mold = bad
Title: Re: Found a fuck-ass old IBM think pad
Post by: CrAz3D on September 14, 2009, 03:40:20 pm
re: mold, I'm thinking fire.  Actually, I'm thinking intense fire for the whole damn place.

I think Thinkpad model is 700.  Thoughts on value?
Title: Re: Found a fuck-ass old IBM think pad
Post by: iago on September 14, 2009, 03:59:05 pm
$60 on eBay (http://cgi.ebay.ca/IBM-9552-301-Thinkpad-700-Laptop-AS-IS_W0QQitemZ200255859760QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLaptops_Nov05?hash=item2ea02dec30&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14), (or less (http://cgi.ebay.ca/IBM-THINKPAD-A21M-PENTIUM-III-700-WIN-2K-2628-DRU_W0QQitemZ310167202942QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLaptops_Nov05?hash=item483767ec7e&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14)), assuming anybody buys it.
Title: Re: Found a fuck-ass old IBM think pad
Post by: CrAz3D on September 14, 2009, 06:06:09 pm
Thats about what I figured...oh well.
Title: Re: Found a fuck-ass old IBM think pad
Post by: Joe on September 15, 2009, 08:00:49 pm
My thinkpad 600 runs Windows 98 with Google Chrome just fine. If you want a web surfer that's really durable, there you go.