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> I should be getting my TP 750Cs in about two weeks (8 megs RAM 170 HD).
>
> I had a couple of questions about extras that i'm considering getting:
>
> 1- Are 8 megs of RAM god enough for OS/2 2.1? or should i just wait for
> the new performance version?
I don't know about the new performance version, but until its released,
live in the real world (that is, with the OS/2 that is available now). 8
MB? I would highly suggest you send back the 4MB module and buy a 3rd party
module--what you paid for it will get you twice the memory elsewhere. 8 MB
RAM is barely adequate for OS/2--but you won't be happy with it. Better to
figure on an 8 MB card and work with 12MB minimum, or as most of the OS/2
types here have chosen to do--get a 16MB card.
> 2- Can I use the Megahertz XJACK modem and an ETHERNET PCMCIA card at once?
> (That is can i put the jack in place with the ethernet cable attached)
Reports have more or less said "no".
> 3- How good are the EPP CDROMS? can one use the onboard sound and at the
> same time access the CDROM?
Can't help your here--I have no clue.
> 4- I heard about an option to increase the total RAM to 36 (or 32) megs,
> is that assuming one has the 16 meg icdram card in place or can i add
> memory in both ports (i don't want to lose the money i spent on the
> 4 meg card if i can expand the memory some other way :)
There is some doohicky available for $100 to $150 from IBM which
enables this to be done, or maybe the 32MB module soon available from Kingston
will do it.
> 5- Is the 750Cs processor upgradeable?
No. If that's what you're interested in, you should buy the 755
series. In fact, I'm surprised that anyone buying a new 750-series ThinkPad
*didn't* buy the 755!
> Thanks in advance... most of these questions are not easy to
> get answered from the dealers...
We try... :)
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> Arturo J. Morales | arturo@biophysics.bio.rpi.edu
> Center For Biophysics and Biochemistry | morala2@rpi.edu
> Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | Troy, NY
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RPI! I spent 2 months in Troy/Cohoes and also 3 months in
Schenectady. I kinda like the Tri-City area.
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