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Hello, all! My name is Stu Feld, and I am a new subscriber. I'm a PhD student at Colorado State U. (Ft. Collins, CO) and have been desperately trying to buy a TP750C for several months (since they came out). Previously, I was waiting for a 720C and have now been upgraded in absentia to a 750C (virtual upgrade? :^). I was surfing on the net and ran across an invitation to this mailing list, and thought that it may be a good place to recieve some hints on how to actually get my hands on a TP. The local dealer who has my order told me that it is impossible to get a 750C before mid-year at the soonest, even though I am willing to pay full price in cash immediately. He is also waiting for his own personal unit, so it is not a lack of interest on his part. Any help would be appreciated. On another note, I recently heard about a limited production run of an enhanced version of the 750 (with a faster processor) that is not going to be made available to the public for financial reasons. Is there any truth to this rumor? If so, what are its specs, and what possible financial reasons could IBM have for not producing an enhanced machine? One last question. The 750C has a 10.4" screen with VGA resolution. How does this differ from a machine with a 9" screen with the same resolution? One of the other students here said that the 10.4" screen simply has pixels that are spaced farther apart, but are the same size as those on a 9" screen. Is this true? Sorry about all of my cluelessness. Perhaps if I can just get my machine I will have some more interesting and specific discussion topics. Thanks in advance, Stu. (p.s. is there any kind of FAQ for this mailing list? If so, and my questions are on it, please mail it to me in lieu of direct response)