Reliving the Glory Days
Rewriting the Rules of Productivity
May 1, 2023 - Willem L. Middelkoop
As part of a greater plan to optimise my entire workflow, I am doing a little experiment this month: using a 15-year old ThinkPad X200 laptop as main computer. It’s from an era before “the cloud”, popular among free/libre software enthusiasts. What can we learn from this antithesis of modernity?
Continue reading![This laptop lid hinge, made from metal, is designed to last - note the keyboard has keys a modern MacBook can only dream off (PageUP/PageDown, Home, End, Delete).](/blog/2023-05-01_working-offline-first/images/i_03_This-laptop-lid-hinge-made-from-metal-is-designed-to-last-note-the-keyboard-has-keys-a-modern-MacBoo_500px.jpg)
![The ThinkPad X200 from 2008](/blog/2023-05-01_working-offline-first/images/i_00_The-ThinkPad-X200-from-2008_500px.jpg)
![See pixels on a greyish black background - the X200’s display is no match for modern HiDPI micro led or OLED monitors](/blog/2023-05-01_working-offline-first/images/i_08_See-pixels-on-a-greyish-black-background-the-X200-s-display-is-no-match-for-modern-HiDPI-micro-led-o_500px.jpg)
![Work in progress - my X200 experiment](/blog/2023-05-01_working-offline-first/images/i_09_Work-in-progress-my-X200-experiment_500px.jpg)
![... yet, my 15-year old ThinkPad X200 has 8TB SSD storage, too (a Samsung 870 QVO SSD)](/blog/2023-05-01_working-offline-first/images/i_07_yet-my-15-year-old-ThinkPad-X200-has-8TB-SSD-storage-too-a-Samsung-870-QVO-SSD_500px.jpg)
![Classic ThinkPad advertisment “Its mother was a mainframe, its father a Maserati”](/blog/2023-05-01_working-offline-first/images/i_02_Classic-ThinkPad-advertisment-Its-mother-was-a-mainframe-its-father-a-Maserati_500px.jpg)