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First post, by Lylat1an

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I apologize if this is the wrong place for this, but it seemed the most appropriate.

Last night I dreamed about a miniature IBM 5150/5160, scaled down so regular SD cards were the width of 5.25" floppies.

At that size the unit should be large enough to have HDMI output and at least two USB ports for input. A USB hub could take care of other peripherals.

I'd like to pitch this idea to IBM, does anyone know if there's a particular person I should try contacting to make it a reality? (Or at least not be sued for trying to launch a Kickstarter using their name and designs?)

Reply 1 of 11, by darry

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Lylat1an wrote on 2022-08-23, 19:22:
I apologize if this is the wrong place for this, but it seemed the most appropriate. […]
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I apologize if this is the wrong place for this, but it seemed the most appropriate.

Last night I dreamed about a miniature IBM 5150/5160, scaled down so regular SD cards were the width of 5.25" floppies.

At that size the unit should be large enough to have HDMI output and at least two USB ports for input. A USB hub could take care of other peripherals.

I'd like to pitch this idea to IBM, does anyone know if there's a particular person I should try contacting to make it a reality? (Or at least not be sued for trying to launch a Kickstarter using their name and designs?)

Lenovo might need to be involved too (or instead), depending on the terms of the PC division sale by IBM to them .

Reply 4 of 11, by MarkP

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NuXT anyone?

Absolutely no need for anything IBM licensed at all......

That's the whole idea of open architecture.

Reply 5 of 11, by jheronimus

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leileilol wrote on 2022-08-23, 21:33:

so you dreamed of this doubtful thing somehow existing?

I'd be interested in seeing some kind of post-mortem as to why they couldn't deliver, actually. IMHO, making an actual "mini" ARM SBC with pre-configured source ports is the best route here.

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Reply 6 of 11, by Lylat1an

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SScorpio wrote on 2022-08-23, 21:14:

Someone did a non-functional one that displays a slideshow when powered. It's a 1/10 scale which seems about what you are going for.

https://miniatua.com/work/ibm5150anniversary/

I saw that, could be what inspired it.

But imagine that thing being fully functional, perhaps as a 50th anniversary release?

Reply 9 of 11, by oso2k

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BTW, I work for IBM subsidiary, Red Hat. I’d recommend finding a Product Marketing Manager or similar title on LinkedIn. There was also Connor Krukosky that found a novel way to get a mainframe job in 2016. Maybe he knows some folks involved in IBM history keeping.

https://www.fastcompany.com/3063265/this-teen … ying-an-old-mai

https://www.linkedin.com/in/connor-krukosky

Reply 10 of 11, by Lylat1an

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oso2k wrote on 2022-08-24, 06:28:

TBH, I want mATX or ATX size.

Re-releasing the case for modern motherboards would be cool too.

oso2k wrote on 2022-08-24, 06:39:

BTW, I work for IBM subsidiary, Red Hat. I’d recommend finding a Product Marketing Manager or similar title on LinkedIn. There was also Connor Krukosky that found a novel way to get a mainframe job in 2016. Maybe he knows some folks involved in IBM history keeping.

https://www.fastcompany.com/3063265/this-teen … ying-an-old-mai

https://www.linkedin.com/in/connor-krukosky

Thanks!

Reply 11 of 11, by oso2k

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I think maybe this is the thread that lead me to that YouTube video.

I made a miniature IBM PC