The 600 is the first model in the 6xx series and was manufactured between April 1998 and June 1999. Its design makes it one of the most recognisable and iconic ThinkPads. The case and keyboard are very sturdy and served as inspiration for the T2x series.

Technical data

Component Property
Type 2645-510
CPU Intel Mobile Pentium 2 (266 MHz, 512 KB Cache)
RAM 128 MB SDRAM (PC-66)
Graphics card NeoMagic MagicGraph 128XD (2 MB)
Display 13.3"-TFT (1024x768)
Hard drive 4 GB IDE HDD (2.5")
Operating system Microsoft Windows 98SE
Sound Crystal Semiconductor (CS4237)
USB 1.1
Modem 56K (IBM Mwave)
LAN -
WLAN -
Bluetooth -
Floppy -
CD/DVD CD-ROM
Card reader -
Exapansion cards Cardbus, 2x PCMCIA Typ 2 oder 1x Typ 3
Interfaces Modem, USB, RS232, LPT, VGA, PS/2, PCMCIA, IrDA, Headphones, Microphone, external floppy
Battery 4000 mAh, 10.8 Volt
Size 300x240x36.5 mm (BxHxT)
Weight 2,55 kg

Special features:

  • one of the first ThinkPads with USB port
  • optical drive opens to the front instead of the side
  • soldered RAM and two sockets
  • CPU with MMC 1 socket

Diagnostic output

# lspci
TODO
# lsusb
TODO
# lscpu
TODO

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