The Lenovo ThinkPad laptops you have in your possession are well known for being robust and durable. The ThinkPads are considered a business laptop, and though the x120e models you have are a little past their prime, they come installed with a very solid, stable, and flexible Linux operating system, giving them surprisingly new life.

This particular Linux system is based on Debian, the same operating system that powers the computers of the international space station circling the earth. Here our purpose isn't space travel. Our focus is in increasing the longevity of otherwise good computers. With a few adjustments to your computing habits, these ThinkPads could serve you well for some time to come.

In offering these computers we had students in mind, and anyone wanting to learn how computers work and how to put them to use. A lot of information on these pages focusing on computer learning but it's of a simple introductory nature. When you feel you are ready for technical stuff you'll find no shortage of it on the web.

Some of you are not students, and that's fine. There is information on these pages for you too. These computers can be useful for a variety of tasks. In fact, this page you are reading is being created and published on the web using one of these revitalized ThinkPads. While not recommended as a main computer because of their age, these ThinkPads could be very useful as a secondary computer or for emergency, when a main computer fails.

However you intend to use these computers, hopefully you'll find some hints here to help you get started. Hopefully you'll be able to get the most out of these computers and learn to take care of them for continued trouble free use.