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[–] FinishingDutch@lemmy.world 68 points 11 months ago (4 children)

That Nokia was never a shitbox though. That was an excellent product when it launched and you’ll have a hard time finding owners who disliked it. Heck, you’re liable to get an earful for disparaging it, and rightfully ao.

[–] soggy_kitty@sopuli.xyz 12 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Absolutely, I would also argue the same for the Hilux

[–] FinishingDutch@lemmy.world 4 points 11 months ago (1 children)

If you're badass enough that they named a war after you, you're doing something right as a vehicle builder for sure.

[–] soggy_kitty@sopuli.xyz 4 points 11 months ago

Unless you're driving a Volkswagen Gulf

[–] ChaoticNeutralCzech@feddit.de 10 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

I prefer the slightly newer 3410. It has a better button layout and added features such as web browser, picture editor and downloadable games (my grandma somehow has the long-lost first ever 3D Java game Munkiki's Castles on hers, which has been in daily use for 20 years). However, they are so similar that their later revisions only differed by the button placement and firmware (see Janus Cycle's video).

[–] FinishingDutch@lemmy.world 5 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Yowza, that man certainly violated that 3310 in ways it's going to remember. That's a neat piece of hardware for sure.

[–] ChaoticNeutralCzech@feddit.de 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Funny how he flashed the firmware and struggled with the incompatible button layout rather than getting a cheap second-hand 3410, even a broken one would do (are there any broken ones, though?)

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[–] frickineh@lemmy.world 23 points 11 months ago (1 children)

A few years back, I found my old ThinkPad that I bought used in about 2000 and it still worked, homemade Hayden Christensen background and all. I was so upset by evidence of 16 year old me being horny for Anakin that I almost threw it against the wall, but it probably still would've worked.

[–] TwoBeeSan@lemmy.world 19 points 11 months ago (2 children)

I love those thinkpads so much. Perfect hybrid of functionality and physical buttons.

[–] Gork@lemm.ee 15 points 11 months ago (2 children)

I like that it still has the mouse clit

[–] hemko@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 11 months ago

Same thing here. There's2 things I do on a new thinkpad even before installing Linux on it

  1. Swap fn/left Ctrl
  2. Disable touchpad

The nipple mouse is just perfect for when you don't have access to a proper mouse, and disabling touchpad in bios just eliminates all the annoyances with touchpad such as your palm ruining the day when typing

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[–] stebo02@sopuli.xyz 3 points 11 months ago (2 children)

one thing I don't get is why the proper mouse buttons are above the mousepad

[–] Deuces@lemmy.world 12 points 11 months ago (1 children)

They're for the clit mouse. The bottom of the touchpad still has a physical click option

[–] stebo02@sopuli.xyz 5 points 11 months ago (1 children)
[–] hemko@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Some call it trackpoint. It's the red button in the middle of your keyboard

[–] stebo02@sopuli.xyz 2 points 11 months ago (2 children)

does anyone actually use that though? it's super impractical

[–] hemko@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 11 months ago

Yeah there's some amount of people who like it, including me. Wouldn't use it over a proper mouse, but surely over a trackpad

[–] aBundleOfFerrets@sh.itjust.works 3 points 11 months ago

Not impractical, you just don’t have enough experience with them yet :)

[–] Pantherina@feddit.de 3 points 11 months ago (3 children)

This is just the better way, just as its better to swap Fn and Ctrl

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[–] CriticalMiss@lemmy.world 12 points 11 months ago (2 children)

I feel like the death of H264 is the only thing that will make me retire my T60 ThinkPad.

[–] Jumuta@sh.itjust.works 8 points 11 months ago (1 children)

ThinkPads with 4:3 displays ♥️

[–] ichmagrum@feddit.de 2 points 11 months ago

4:3 was always the superior format unless you watch videos in fullscreen!

[–] Whey_Isolate@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 11 months ago

Still rocking a salvaged IBM X61 here! Got me through high school and it’s getting me through college. Makes an excellent no-distractions writing machine, sometimes I also use it as a second display for reference images when I’m doing art

[–] ichmagrum@feddit.de 8 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

I love it when I can still repair or modify a piece of gear. The large physical size and relative simplicity of older gear makes a big difference for that, especially for home users. And then there's the whole thing where a lot of newer stuff is just glued together, so you can't even access the insides without expert knowledge.

Back when I was making chip music, the original Game Boy was all the rage, despite the shitty display.

[–] Littleborat@feddit.de 8 points 11 months ago

Opening beer bottles is so hard with these modern phones.

[–] Sanctus@lemmy.world 8 points 11 months ago (1 children)

This is how I identify now.

[–] mossy_@lemmy.world 5 points 11 months ago

Old shitbox? I think that's me too

[–] Oha@lemmy.ohaa.xyz 7 points 11 months ago

I fucking love headphones with replaceable Ear thingies

[–] pimento64@sopuli.xyz 6 points 11 months ago

Why redo the bottom caption with the same text except in slightly more broken English?

[–] rockSlayer@lemmy.world 5 points 11 months ago

That thinkpad doesn't deserve this hate

[–] testuserpleaseupvote@lemmy.world 4 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Pedant here. 3G networks are being decommissioned in a lot of countries, turning Nokias in dedicated Snake game consoles.

[–] nehal3m@sh.itjust.works 12 points 11 months ago

The original 3310 never supported 3G to begin with, these were GSM phones.

[–] Dekkia@this.doesnotcut.it 8 points 11 months ago

The phone doesn't support 3G. Why are you spreading FUD?

[–] Pantherina@feddit.de 3 points 11 months ago

Hahaha not those Thinkpads

[–] Grey@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 11 months ago

Don't those old nokia's no longer work because carriers have turned off everything below 4G?