Post #2194357

2025-06-01 10:59 UTC

Found a truckload (20+) of Lenovo OneLink Pro laptop docks 🤔 These are obviously not the newest stuff and have been superseded by USB-C years ago, but maybe some school or hackspace is running a bunch of older ThinkPads and could use them? Any suggestions? Would give the whole lot away for shipping costs. #thinkpad #recycling #fediGive

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@floe@hci.social 2025-07-18 08:32

Maybe /cc @thinkpadmuseum@podcasts.social ? Something for you folks?

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@floe@hci.social 2025-09-15 11:29

Update: found a local non-profit IT refurbisher, Nordvirk, and donated the whole lot 👍 And if you're in Aalborg and in the market for some IT equipment, give them a look: https://nordvirkit.dk/

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@jschwart@mas.to 2025-06-01 13:08

@floe@hci.social might be good to see if they are compatible with any Librebootable ThinkPads. There is quite a big demand for those. @libreleah@mas.to would be the prime expert :)

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@ocdtrekkie@mastodon.social 2025-06-01 16:40

@floe@hci.social FWIW I think USB-C docks were a massive step backwards from proprietary dock connectors. Look at the dock cable for your Dell the wrong way and you need a new motherboard, proprietary dock hardware from twenty years ago still works fine.

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@nblr@chaos.social 2025-08-27 09:12

@floe@hci.social These are ok for everything except graphics. The chip vendor had an actively hostile attitude towards floss, so no driver support outside of windows.

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@jpaskaruk@growers.social 2025-08-27 17:57

@floe@hci.social how old exactly? I have a ThinkPad from mid 90s that might use one of these? Edit: nevermind I see they're Lenovo, mine is from the IBM days lol

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