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I'm resubscribing after having been a charter subscriber when it was the TP750 list, and my ancient, 19th Century 750C was new, and learned everything there was to know :-) Now I'm back on with two problems: By mistake (mine, mostly) the IBM warranty folks sent me two replacement power supplies for the 750. One was a duplicate of the original with a largish power supply and a thick cable from the PS to the computer. The other is slightly smaller, with a very thin cable to the computer. Both work and both's electrical specs are about the same. Naturally, I have to send one back to IBM. Any advice which one? The heavier original type seems sturdier, but the light one is handier and it looks like it has a better strain relief. A more momentous problem that I just posed on the newsgroups (where I saw that this list is still active, though it's not just 750 any more): My newly installed Windows 95 does not support the 512K PCMCIA non-flash (SRAM?) memory card I had been using to transport files between my HP 100LX Palmtop and the 750C, although it recognizes that it's in the slot. Win95 has no problem with the Megahertz 28.8 modem in the adjoining slot. Microsoft tech support says they don't support the memory card, and IBM tech support says that I can reinstall their card & socket drivers but that then I'd change the whole computer back to a 16 bit machine. I do have a 5MB flash card I use in the Palmtop, but it's been formatted with Stacker which I don't have on the 750, so haven't tried it. Any solution? ============ A report on the 750C as it chugs into its third year: It's been a very good machine and performs as well as when new. The batteries still give an honest couple of hours. The power cable opened at the strain relief (operator error?) The plastic rear door covering the external connectors broke off. An internal problem that they fixed via 2 way FedEx immediately (Service was excellent.) No problem with the screen or hard drive. I've updated the BIOS, video, etc from their downloads without problem. Bob Kirk kirk@neptune.gsfc.nasa.gov