Legacy ThinkPads - A, I, V, 300, 600, 700 and other prior series

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I have an older thinkpad 380 XD which seems to be working fine.  It has been in the closet for a while but just charged it and it is working well.  I can't figure out how to get onto the internet though.  Any clues?? I have searched the boards, this website, downloaded the manual - none of these address how to connect to the internet.  THis laptop has one USB port, a bunch of pin ports, a pop out for telephone line for a fax modem, but I can't figure this out.  I am a Mac user so this is new to me.

Can anyone help me with this?

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Welcome to the forum!

The only way to connect to the Internet would be your 56K modem at this time.

You can install a PCMCIA LAN card, these are very cheap nowadays, and be surfing in seconds.

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Thank you for your reply.  I think I figured out it was dial up.  Boy is this an antique. So if I understand this correctly, I hook up a phone line to the pop out thing and go from there?   Is this computer worth keeping and using?  I have windows 2000 professional on it. 

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I would strongly suggest getting a PCMCIA LAN card and going broadband...

More info on that fine classic ThinkPad here:

http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/Category:380XD