The ThinkPad line of laptops usually brings to mind two names: IBM, and more recently, Lenovo. Let's take a look at a model that was manufactured by neither of them.

Sources:
ThinkPad i Series Technical Specs: http://psref.lenovo.com/syspool/Sys/P...
12" screen photo:   / ibm_thinkpad_iseries_type_2621  
13" screen photo: https://letaoapp.com.tw/yahoojp/aucti...
ThinkPad T30 photo: https://www.flickr.com/photos/6667942...
Acer PC manufacturing for IBM: https://www.cbronline.com/news/acer_m...
Aptiva E16 photos: https://www.recycledgoods.com/ibm213...
IBM Aptiva market share in 1998: https://www.bizjournals.com/triangle/...
Acer V58XA motherboard image: https://www.bonanza.com/items/like/40...
ThinkPad i1482 press release: https://www03.ibm.com/press/us/en/pr...
i Series 1480 review: PC Magazine, November 2, 1999

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