Lenovo wants you to decide if it should build this retro ThinkPad

IBM’s original boxy, black ThinkPads, exemplified by the seminal 1994 700c model, are beloved by laptop design aficionados. But would such a style (in a much thinner package, of course) fly in today’s market? Lenovo’s VP of design, David Hill wants to find out, so he showed off a “Time Machine” render with the original multicolored ThinkPad logo, a blue enter key, a seven-row keyboard and a 16:10 aspect screen. It would, of course, be equipped with the latest technology and an 18mm thin case. The idea is to see if a computer based on a classic design would be as popular as retro-tinged cars like the “new” Mini Cooper or Ford Mustang.

I loved ThinkPads long ago in my Windows days. If I needed a Linux laptop today one of these hypothetical units would surely be tempting to consider.