I fixed the vintage ThinkPad that IBM screwed up

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The ThinkPad 500 was IBM's first subnotebook. It...wasn't perfect.

If you're one of the 3 people left on planet Earth with a ThinkPad 500 and you have the same problem, here's the 3D model of the bracket I made:
https://www.printables.com/model/1262998-thinkpad-500-display-hinge-clutch-repair

Sources:
"ThinkPad shipments stopped by Big Blue," the Mount Vernon Argus, November 3, 1993.
"IBM ships Thinkpad 500 again," the Boca Raton News, December 16, 1993.
"ThinkPad 510Cs: IBM's New Blueprint," PC Magazine, August 1994.
"Powerful IBM ThinkPad 500 is a bit too small for comfort," InfoWorld, August 16, 1993.

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Intro music by Dan Mason (https://danmason.bandcamp.com/) based on elements by BoxCat Games (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/BoxCat_Games).