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IBM Ethernet PCMCIA adapter survives fall
Here I am packing to leave for NY for Thanksgiving. I had my TP750 set up
so I could get a last batch of mail before I left. I don't see the
ethernet cord coming out of my TP and I tripped on it. Well, it really
didn't have enough mass to trip me, rather my foot yanked the card right
out of the socket (the dongle thingy has a lock). It flew about 5 feet
across the room and landed on the hardwood floor. *OUCH*
Well, I picked it up, plugged it back in (the computer was on all this time
with OS/2 2.1 and EZPlay installed), and held my breath.... and .... it
worked just fine. *phew* Heart attack averted. From OS/2 and the TP's
point of view, all I'd done was removed the card and hot-plugged it back in.
Just thought you'all'd like to know what I'm doing here at the Destructive
Testing Methods Research Labs here at MIT. :-) Have a nice Thanksgiving
weekend.
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