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Long before IBM made notebook computers, they made actual notebooks. These were pads with the word "THINK" printed on it, making it a literal "think pad." And these pads ended up being direct inspiration for the later ThinkPad machines in terms of naming, too!

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LGR - The Original IBM Think Pad

Long before IBM made notebook computers, they made actual notebooks. These were pads with the word "THINK" printed on it, making it a literal "think pad." Direct inspiration for the later ThinkPad machines, too! ● Consider supporting LGR on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/LazyGameReviews ● Social links: https://twitter.com/lazygamereviews https://www.facebook.com/LazyGameReviews ● Music used in order of appearance: A Playful Mood 2, Suits and Neckties 1 http://www.epidemicsound.com

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Anonymous

That's crazy, never heard about that!

Avery G

This is immediately what I thought of when I was watching the video, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vet6AHmq3_s" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vet6AHmq3_s</a>

Anonymous

Oh, wow. As a ThinkPad guy, this is all kinds of awesome. Thank you for making it.

Anonymous

Fantastically fun featurette!

Anonymous

Ha! Love it!

Lindsay Michelle

What's this, a tech channel talking about non-tech??? Booooo!!!!! Nah, just kidding :P This video is actually really interesting and I enjoy these kinds of videos from you that deviate from your normal thing. (Even though the word "think" has kind of lost some meaning from being mentioned so much here, haha.) And wow, I just saw that you're almost at 6000 dollars per month for Patreon! You've come so far from when you started on here :)

Anonymous

BAHAHAHA, I saw the notification and went "oooooo" (I'm a Thinkpad whore) and then saw the thumbnail! Got me! Haha, nice one :P

avfusion

If you look closely at 1:08, you can see the precursor to the Intel 8088. IBM really was ahead of their time.

Anonymous

Just realized that Apple's "Think Different" campaign is a response to IBM's "Think."

Anonymous

Funny, I'd never heard of these until about three days ago when a coworker sent me a link to a story about these. Wish I could tell him about this video but Friday was his last day.

Anonymous

Like your taste in pens! The Pilot Metro series is great, I am fond of their fountain pens.

Anonymous

lol, Clint is this a joke?

Anonymous

Think! Eat! Sleep! Watch LGR!

Anonymous

Corporate culture needs not only a notepad but also a corporate song! Ever onward I-B-M! <a href="https://www-03.ibm.com/ibm/history/multimedia/everonward_trans.html" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www-03.ibm.com/ibm/history/multimedia/everonward_trans.html</a>

Anonymous

It had flawless handwriting recognition.

Anonymous

I want a Thunk pad.

Anonymous

I love your history videos. When I was in third grade I thought I'd put together my two loves - computers and history and be a computer historian. That would have been fun if I could have found a job for it.

Anonymous

I would totally buy one of these.. you should affiliate link it :)

Anonymous

Definitely getting IBM merchandise for my Dad's birthday this year. He got his start working with punch cards and then later with IBM mainframes.

Anonymous

I have one of these from my bestie. She and her father both worked at IBM. Can confirm that they are indeed real, and they are "just right". :-)

Anonymous

I watched this in 4K on my 4K monitor while playing Dark Souls 3 on the other monitor.

Anonymous

I think I've heard/seen the word "think" so many times that it looks weird now. P.S. I'm typing this on a ThinkPad T430 :)

Anonymous

This is mentioned in the Triumph of the Nerds (GREAT documentary). <a href="https://youtu.be/X7bbQW2RLug?t=3m26s" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/X7bbQW2RLug?t=3m26s</a>

Thomas Fuchs

FWIW, eBay has an affiliate program. Idk if that works for entire categories of products or just single listings etc. <a href="https://partnernetwork.ebay.com" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://partnernetwork.ebay.com</a>

Clemente d'Angelo

I’m new. I love your videos. Keep going! Greetings from Italy!

Anonymous

Hey that sounds like my Dad's career with IBM as well! We actually have one of the "Think" signs at home, he keeps it in the computer room and I never understood it as a kid haha.