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Today's topics:
Re: need help with W95/LPT1 (Michael Verne/VENTANA)
Re: ThinkPads Overseas - 2nd request (Robert Dewar)
Re: Smartsuite CD (Michael Verne/VENTANA)
TP 755Cs batteries (Roger J. Buffington)
Greetings & a Query (J.E.Goodman)
Micron Millennia Transport P133 review (fwd) (Maury Keith Donen)
Re: Micron Millennia Transport P133 review (fwd) (Steve Hultquist)
Re: Smartsuite CD (John W. Sterni)
Re: battery replacement under warr? (John W. Sterni)
Harddrive for 760CD (Geza Szivos)
Re: Micron Millennia Transport P133 review (fwd) (Sandy Meltzer)
Re: Micron Millennia Transport P133 review (fwd) (Robert Dewar)
Re: ThinkPads Overseas - 2nd request (Joshua Hosseinof)
Re: Harddrive for 760CD (Robert Dewar)
Video capabilities on the 755CD/CDV (Henrik Bohre)
Re: Micron Millennia Transport P133 review (fwd) (Robert Dewar)
Re: ThinkPads Overseas - 2nd request (Robert Dewar)
Re: ThinkPads Overseas - 2nd request (Joshua Hosseinof)
Re: Harddrive for 760CD (John H. Kim)
Re: TP 755Cs batteries (Michael Verne/VENTANA)
Re: ThinkPads Overseas - 2nd request (Michael Verne/VENTANA)
Re: Harddrive for 760CD (Robert Dewar)
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Date: 25 Mar 1996 12:44:26 -0400
From: Michael Verne/VENTANA <Michael_Verne/VENTANA.ITP@lgate.vmedia.com>
To: "David S. Crombie" <dcrombie@cadvision.com>
CC: tp750 <tp750@cs.utk.edu>
Subject: Re: need help with W95/LPT1
Message-Id: <9603252049.AA5681@lgate.vmedia.com>
"...Does anybody know what I can do to get my LPT1 port back up and
running?..."
~~~~~
does it show up at all in the device manager? (control panel, system icon,
device manager tab) if it shows up but is x'ed out, try selecting it,
hitting
the properties button, & putting a check beside the configuration(s) listed
in
the 'device usage' box. this has worked for me in getting devices back up
that
i've accidentally disabled.
Michael J. Verne
michael_verne@vmedia.com
Systems Analyst, Ventana Communications Group
http://www.vmedia.com/michaelv/
Saying Yahoo or Lycos is your favorite [web] site is like saying the Yellow
Pages is your favorite book.
--John Dvorak, PC Computing: March '96
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Date: Mon, 25 Mar 1996 14:25:08 -0500
From: dewar@gnat.com (Robert Dewar)
To: Michael_Verne/VENTANA.ITP@lgate.vmedia.com, valliant@micomtech.com
CC: tp750@cs.utk.edu
Subject: Re: ThinkPads Overseas - 2nd request
Message-Id: <9603251925.AA00897@nile.gnat.com>
"i've only taken a 755cd to england & used the built in mwave modem to dial
into
uk isp's. made no initialization changes prior and had no problems. just
bought an rj11 to uk adapter & everything ran smooth as silk."
Can you give an exact reference for the rj11 to uk adapter that you
bought? thanks!
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Date: 25 Mar 1996 14:50:49 -0400
From: Michael Verne/VENTANA <Michael_Verne/VENTANA.ITP@lgate.vmedia.com>
To: "John W. Sterni" <sterni@chaph.usc.edu>
CC: tp750 <tp750@cs.utk.edu>
Subject: Re: Smartsuite CD
Message-Id: <9603252259.AA5990@lgate.vmedia.com>
"...Does this include us that bought thinkpads two years ago ??
Had to ask, please forgive me ... :)..."
~~~~~
this particular offer was for thinkpads purchased between sept 1, 1995 and
jan
15, 1996.
Michael J. Verne
michael_verne@vmedia.com
Systems Analyst, Ventana Communications Group
http://www.vmedia.com/michaelv/
Saying Yahoo or Lycos is your favorite [web] site is like saying the Yellow
Pages is your favorite book.
--John Dvorak, PC Computing: March '96
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Today's topics:
Re: need help with W95/LPT1 (Michael Verne/VENTANA)
Re: ThinkPads Overseas - 2nd request (Robert Dewar)
Re: Smartsuite CD (Michael Verne/VENTANA)
TP 755Cs batteries (Roger J. Buffington)
Greetings & a Query (J.E.Goodman)
Micron Millennia Transport P133 review (fwd) (Maury Keith Donen)
Re: Micron Millennia Transport P133 review (fwd) (Steve Hultquist)
Re: Smartsuite CD (John W. Sterni)
Re: battery replacement under warr? (John W. Sterni)
Harddrive for 760CD (Geza Szivos)
Re: Micron Millennia Transport P133 review (fwd) (Sandy Meltzer)
Re: Micron Millennia Transport P133 review (fwd) (Robert Dewar)
Re: ThinkPads Overseas - 2nd request (Joshua Hosseinof)
Re: Harddrive for 760CD (Robert Dewar)
Video capabilities on the 755CD/CDV (Henrik Bohre)
Re: Micron Millennia Transport P133 review (fwd) (Robert Dewar)
Re: ThinkPads Overseas - 2nd request (Robert Dewar)
Re: ThinkPads Overseas - 2nd request (Joshua Hosseinof)
Re: Harddrive for 760CD (John H. Kim)
Re: TP 755Cs batteries (Michael Verne/VENTANA)
Re: ThinkPads Overseas - 2nd request (Michael Verne/VENTANA)
Re: Harddrive for 760CD (Robert Dewar)
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Date: 25 Mar 1996 12:44:26 -0400
From: Michael Verne/VENTANA <Michael_Verne/VENTANA.ITP@lgate.vmedia.com>
To: "David S. Crombie" <dcrombie@cadvision.com>
CC: tp750 <tp750@cs.utk.edu>
Subject: Re: need help with W95/LPT1
Message-Id: <9603252049.AA5681@lgate.vmedia.com>
"...Does anybody know what I can do to get my LPT1 port back up and
running?..."
~~~~~
does it show up at all in the device manager? (control panel, system icon,
device manager tab) if it shows up but is x'ed out, try selecting it,
hitting
the properties button, & putting a check beside the configuration(s) listed
in
the 'device usage' box. this has worked for me in getting devices back up
that
i've accidentally disabled.
Michael J. Verne
michael_verne@vmedia.com
Systems Analyst, Ventana Communications Group
http://www.vmedia.com/michaelv/
Saying Yahoo or Lycos is your favorite [web] site is like saying the Yellow
Pages is your favorite book.
--John Dvorak, PC Computing: March '96
------------------------------
Date: Mon, 25 Mar 1996 14:25:08 -0500
From: dewar@gnat.com (Robert Dewar)
To: Michael_Verne/VENTANA.ITP@lgate.vmedia.com, valliant@micomtech.com
CC: tp750@cs.utk.edu
Subject: Re: ThinkPads Overseas - 2nd request
Message-Id: <9603251925.AA00897@nile.gnat.com>
"i've only taken a 755cd to england & used the built in mwave modem to dial
into
uk isp's. made no initialization changes prior and had no problems. just
bought an rj11 to uk adapter & everything ran smooth as silk."
Can you give an exact reference for the rj11 to uk adapter that you
bought? thanks!
------------------------------
Date: 25 Mar 1996 14:50:49 -0400
From: Michael Verne/VENTANA <Michael_Verne/VENTANA.ITP@lgate.vmedia.com>
To: "John W. Sterni" <sterni@chaph.usc.edu>
CC: tp750 <tp750@cs.utk.edu>
Subject: Re: Smartsuite CD
Message-Id: <9603252259.AA5990@lgate.vmedia.com>
"...Does this include us that bought thinkpads two years ago ??
Had to ask, please forgive me ... :)..."
~~~~~
this particular offer was for thinkpads purchased between sept 1, 1995 and
jan
15, 1996.
Michael J. Verne
michael_verne@vmedia.com
Systems Analyst, Ventana Communications Group
http://www.vmedia.com/michaelv/
Saying Yahoo or Lycos is your favorite [web] site is like saying the Yellow
Pages is your favorite book.
--John Dvorak, PC Computing: March '96
------------------------------
Date: Mon, 25 Mar 1996 17:01:54 -0500
From: buffingt@chaph.usc.edu (Roger J. Buffington)
Reply-To: buffingt@chaph.usc.edu (Roger J. Buffington)
To: tp750@cs.utk.edu
Subject: TP 755Cs batteries
Message-Id: <199603260057.QAA27455@chaph.usc.edu>
I wish to buy a new battery for my TP755Cs. Can someone give me
a vendor name and telephone number? I understand that PC direct is
out of the TP business, alas.
I've tried some of the internet sites mentioned here on the list, but
they all appear to be abandoned. Besides, I want a fone # so that I
can
simply call and place my order.
Thanks.
----------------------------------
Roger J. Buffington
USC Law, Class of '97
-----------------------------
AB6WR
Go Trojans!!
WARPing with PM-Mail
| "I would rather die peacefully, in my sleep, like my Grandfather,
rather than screaming, and in terror, like his passengers..."
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Date: Tue, 26 Mar 0900 14:06:16
From: "J.E.Goodman" <jgood@mbox.kyoto-inet.or.jp>
To: THINKPAD@CS.UTK.EDU
Subject: Greetings & a Query
Message-Id: <199603260508.OAA20564@mbox.kyoto-inet.or.jp>
Greetings to all from Kyoto, Japan. I have a TP755CD w/24 meg &
810Mb drive, which I bought last summer. No major complaints. Had
trouble with some CD-ROM software but this was fixed w/ updated
MWave drivers.
Main stumbling block now: CuSeeMe Enhanced (Win3.11) GPF's at
connect time. Camcorder input works okay, image viewable on screen,
but no cigar re using the thing for a practical purpose. Don't know
where to begin to try and fix this. Am using Internet in a Box 2.0
as my front end dialer/winsock. No problem with usual Net stuff.
Has anyone done a bios upgrade (sytpe140 ?) and is this to be
recommended? I downloaded this file from IBM but have trepidations
about 'fixing what ain't broke' and also re the doc file's warning
about frying the system board should things go wrong. I'd like to
get video conferencing to work, but this is a frill that I wouldn't
wish to take major risks to achieve. Also, I've often found that
upgrading something uncovers other glitches elsewhere. Suggestions?
John E. Goodman jgood@mbox.kyoto-inet.or.jp
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Date: Mon, 25 Mar 1996 23:13:32 -0600
From: Maury Keith Donen <umdonen@cc.UManitoba.CA>
To: thinkpad@cs.utk.edu
Subject: Micron Millennia Transport P133 review (fwd)
Message-Id: <Pine.SOL.3.91.960325231106.6488A-100000@merak.cc.umanitoba.ca>
Further to my post in regard to ThinkPad's Vs. Competition. I cam across
the latest review (with specs) of the new Micron product. I would love to
hear how you would compare or contrast the quality/performance of these
models in relation to the review contained below. I would again liek to
thank you in advance for all your help.
Maury
P.S. you will notice at the bottomw of the article about how the Micron
does not hot-swap. I am not sure i understand what this is, and is this a
major cause for concern.
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Date: Mon, 25 Mar 1996 23:01:27 -0600
From: Maury Keith Donen <umdonen@CC.UManitoba.CA>
To: umdonen@CC.UManitoba.CA
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Reference:
http://www.zdnet.com/pcmag/issues/1507/pcmg0023.htm
Mobile Triton and Pentium/133 Elevate
Notebook Computing
Brian Nadel and John Morris
Notebook computers have inched one step closer to the Holy Grail of
being true desktop
replacements with the introduction of systems based on Intel's mobile
Triton chip set and its133-MHz Pentium processor. When combined with
generously sized screens, large hard disks,
and multimedia features, Pentium/133 notebooks approach the
functionality and performance of
desktop PCs.
For this miniroundup, we tested the first Pentium/133 notebooks on the
market: AST Research's Ascentia P50 and Micron's Millennia TransPort
P133. Both sell for about $5,000 fully loaded, weigh about 7 pounds
each, and are top-flight performers. They are likely to appeal both to
those looking for a portable computer with staying power as applications
demand ever more processing power and to traveling executives who want
the muscle and multimedia capabilities of a high-end desktop PC.
The Need for Speed
In addition to pushing the clock speed of the CPU to new heights, the
Pentium/133 also boosts performance by using the broader bandwidth of a
66-MHz motherboard. The result is about a 30 percent improvement in
all-around performance that goes beyond the 11 percent speed difference
between Pentium/120 and Pentium/133 processors.
The notebook version of the Pentium/133 delivers these performance gains
while providing at
least 2 hours of battery life, thanks to the chip's energy-efficient
architecture. The processor is manufactured with Intel's 0.35-micron
process and wrapped in film-thin Tape Carrier Packaging, which is then
attached directly to the motherboard. This mobile Pentium/133 uses
dual-voltage technology: The computational core operates at a miserly
2.9 volts (2.9V) while running externally at the standard 3.3V. All
told, the processor draws just 3.3 watts of power at peak usage.
The final piece of the portable puzzle is Intel's mobile Triton chip
set, also known as 430MX. This PCI-based core-logic chip set streamlines
operations and supports sophisticated
power-conservation measures.
Pentium/133 Redux?
Our last major roundup of notebooks ("On the Road with the Pentium,"
January 23, 1996)
contained a trio of Pentium/133 notebooks. Each, however, used a
traditional 3.3V desktop
processor. As a result, battery life and performance of the ACW SoundPad
IIIB and the
FutureMate 5413T and FutureMate 5513D twins were disappointing; we
report the benchmark
test results of the FutureMate 5413T alongside those of the Ascentia P50
and TransPort P133 for
comparison.
With all these units have going for them and with other manufacturers
expected to follow with
equally exciting notebooks in the near future, the hardest part may be
deciding which notebook is
right for you.
AST Ascentia P50
AST Research has built a dual personality into its $5,098 Ascentia P50.
As a result, it is just as
comfortable being a powerful notebook for traveling executives as it is
being a desktop
replacement system.
AST started with all the necessary ingredients: a Pentium/133 processor,
256K of external cache,
an 11.3-inch active-matrix screen, a 4X CD-ROM drive, an 800MB hard
disk, and lithium ion
batteries. To that, it added multimedia features, a touch pad, and even
a joystick/MIDI port. The
case includes an RJ-11 telephone connector for an optional 28.8-Kbps
internal data/fax modem
that AST says will be available soon; for now, a PC Card modem will
suffice.
The Ascentia P50 measures 2.3 by 11.3 by 8.9 inches and weighs 7 pounds
2 ounces. It has a
travel weight of 7 pounds 14 ounces with the AC adapter, which measures
just 1.3 by 2.3 by 4.5
inches.
We tested an Ascentia P50 that was based on Intel's mobile Triton chip
set and had 16MB of EDO
memory. For audio, the Ascentia P50 uses the 16-bit Sound Blaster Vibra
circuitry; there is a pair
of stereo speakers and a microphone in the palm rest. One of the strong
points of the Ascentia P50
is its bright, 11.3-inch Super VGA screen, which is capable of
displaying 64,000 colors at 800-
by 600-pixel resolution.
The rear panel of the Ascentia P50 has the standard complement of
connectors: serial and parallel
ports, an external mouse/keyboard port, a VGA connector, and a slot for
connecting a port
replicator. There's also a microphone audio jack, as well as an IrDA
port for wireless
communications. The Ascentia P50 can accommodate two Type II PC Cards or
one Type II and
one Type III card.
The Ascentia P50 is one of the first notebooks to incorporate the
Windows 95-specific keys. In
addition, the convenient touch pad allows you to drag the pointer or
cursor to the desired location
and then tap the surface to activate the location, although it took a
while for us to get used to this
feature.
Although it posted stellar scores across the board, the Ascentia P50's
score of 54 on our
Winstone 96 tests was tied by the TransPort P133. On our CPUmark
processor tests, the Ascentia
P50 barely beat the TransPort P133, with scores of 257 and 259 on 16-
and 32-bit tasks,
respectively.
On our WinDrain battery test, which measures battery life with power
conservation disabled, the
Ascentia P50's lithium ion battery lasted 2 hours 34 minutes, half an
hour longer than that of the
TransPort P133. If you're willing to sacrifice the CD-ROM and floppy
disk drive, you can install
a second, smaller lithium ion battery pack that contains 8 cells, rather
than the 12 that are in the
primary battery.
With its excellent performance and well-rounded personality, the
Ascentia P50 is an attractive
alternative to a desktop PC in the office, on the road, and even at
home.
--JM
AST Ascentia P50. List price: With Pentium/133 CPU, 16MB RAM, 256K
external cache,
800MB hard disk, 11.3-inch active-matrix display, $5,098. AST Research
Inc., Irvine, CA;
800-876-4278, 714-727-4141; http://www.ast .com.
Micron Millennia Transport P133
Micron, a company that has garnered several Editors' Choice awards for
desktop PCs, has
branched out into notebooks. By all accounts, the $5,498 TransPort P133
is nearly a dead ringer
for IBM's ThinkPad 760CD (First Looks, November 21, 1995) but performs
better and saves you
about $2,500.
The TransPort P133, which is manufactured by Sanyo, includes all you're
likely to need on the
road: Pentium/133 performance, a 1.3GB hard disk, lithium ion batteries,
a 4X CD-ROM,
infrared communications, Sound Blaster audio, and an 11.3-inch
active-matrix display capable of
800- by 600-pixel resolution and 64,000 colors. With a travel weight of
7 pounds 2 ounces and
dimensions of 11.0 by 8.5 by 2.3 inches, the TransPort P133 is roughly
the same size as and a
little lighter than the ThinkPad 760CD, which has a 12.1-inch screen.
On the left side of the TransPort P133, you'll find space for a pair of
Type II PC Cards or a single
Type III card. The right side contains a modular bay for either the
system's floppy disk drive or a
battery. In the front, the CD-ROM module can be swapped for a battery,
the floppy disk drive, or a
second hard disk, raising internal data storage to more than 2.5GB.
Depending on what's installed, this modularity results in seven distinct
computing personalities,
ranging from two hard disks for information-safe mirrored data to a
setup with CD-ROM and
battery installed for multimedia programming on the road or a
double-battery notebook for the
long haul.
There are two penalties, though, because the floppy disk drive is not
hot-swappable, and you can't
have both the CD-ROM and the floppy disk drive installed and run the
system on battery power.
To have it all, you'll need to have access to an electrical outlet.
While the Ascentia P50 provides a touch pad, the TransPort P133 offers
the flexibility of either a
similar touch pad or a keyboard-mounted pointing stick. Unfortunately,
you can't have both
activated at once. On the other hand, the Ascentia P50's keyboard
includes the three Windows
95-specific keys, whereas the TransPort P133's doesn't.
Three unexpected extras stand out. First, the TransPort P133 has a pair
of IrDA infrared
transmission ports, one in the back and one in the front. Also, at 0.9
by 4.4 by 2.2 inches and 8
ounces, the TransPort P133's power adapter is among the smallest and
lightest around. Finally,
there are ports for both an external keyboard and a mouse.
Top-flight Performance
Based on Intel's mobile Triton chip set, the TransPort P133 comes with
256K of external cache
and 16MB of EDO memory. Its performance set a new standard for notebook
computing with top
scores on our Winstone 96 (54), Graphics WinMark 96 (12.3 million pixels
per second), and
Disk WinMark 96 (781) tests. The system's 16-bit and 32-bit CPUmark
processor test results
were slightly behind those of the Ascentia P50.
With power conservation disabled, the TransPort P133 lasted 2 hours 4
minutes on our WinDrain
battery test. But with the TransPort P133's flexible power management in
place, the system lasted
quite a bit longer. If you put the system into suspend mode, it'll take
a little experience to
remember that the tiny resume button, which has a coffee-cup logo, is
above the right-side drive
bay.
The TransPort P133 has an optional multimedia Port Replicator that
includes a pair of speakers
and an Ethernet adapter as well as a power adapter for changing the
unit's batteries and a variety of
audio and video connectors. At $299, it's a bargain for those who split
their time between the
office and the road.
If you are turned off by the price of full-featured notebooks, the
Micron Millennia TransPort
P133 will seem like a breath of fresh air, as long as you don't venture
far from an electrical
outlet.--BN
Micron Millennia TransPort P133. List price: With Pentium/133 CPU, 256K
external cache,
16MB RAM, 11.3-inch active-matrix screen, 4X CD-ROM, extra battery,
extra hard disk, $5,498.
Micron Electronics Inc., Nampa, ID; 800-388-6334; http://
www.mei.micron.com.
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Date: Mon, 25 Mar 1996 22:20:43 -0700
From: Steve Hultquist <ssh@wwsi.com>
To: Maury Keith Donen <umdonen@cc.UManitoba.CA>, thinkpad@cs.utk.edu
Subject: Re: Micron Millennia Transport P133 review (fwd)
Message-Id: <2.2.32.19960326052043.00c99a48@[166.93.8.14]>
At 11:13 PM 3/25/96 -0600, Maury Keith Donen wrote:
>P.S. you will notice at the bottomw of the article about how the Micron
>does not hot-swap. I am not sure i understand what this is, and is this a
>major cause for concern.
I think so. This means that, whenever you need to change the battery, you
need to shut down the system. That kinda stinks, I think (I do this a lot)...
Cheers,
ssh
--
Steve Hultquist Worldwide Solutions, Inc.
Distributed Systems and Internet Engineering Boulder, Colorado
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In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.3.91.960325104744.21129B-100000@tuna.mit.edu>
Date: Mon, 25 Mar 1996 22:31:58 -0800
From: "John W. Sterni" <sterni@chaph.usc.edu>
To: "John H. Kim" <jokim@tuna.mit.edu>
CC: thinkpad@cs.utk.edu
Subject: Re: Smartsuite CD
Message-Id: <Pine.SUN.3.91.960325222858.24952A@girtab.usc.edu>
On Mon, 25 Mar 1996, John H. Kim wrote:
> Sept 95 to 15 Jan 96. Offer expired 31 Jan 96.
Thanks everyone for the info.....
I guess i'll have to buy another thinkpad for the CD :)
I would of like those RayBans too....
-john
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In-Reply-To: <199603221035.MAA11470@ra.abo.fi>
Date: Mon, 25 Mar 1996 22:36:30 -0800
From: "John W. Sterni" <sterni@chaph.usc.edu>
To: Antti Kilpinen <Antti.Kilpinen@abo.fi>
CC: THINKPAD@cs.utk.edu
Subject: Re: battery replacement under warr?
Message-Id: <Pine.SUN.3.91.960325223311.24952B-100000@girtab.usc.edu>
On Fri, 22 Mar 1996, Antti Kilpinen wrote:
> BTW, here, the TP750 battery is considerabely cheaper when purchased as a
> spare part as opposed to a "second battery".
>
> -antti
>
How would I go about ordering A battery as a "spare" instead of as a
"second" battery ?
thanks
-john
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Date: Tue, 26 Mar 1996 07:04:12 +0000
From: Geza Szivos <szivos@ibm.net>
To: THINKPAD@cs.utk.edu
Subject: Harddrive for 760CD
Message-Id: <199603260704.HAA17802@smtp-gw01.ny.us.ibm.net>
Can I use (With the add-on gadget) the 755 harddrive (50 and the 810) in the
760CD ? They are cheap not like the 760 harddrives.
Anyone knows good place to buy them?
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Geza Szivos
Systems Engineer, SIVCO Inc.
BESTeam and TEAMOS2 Member
Certified IBM OS/2 Expert, Certified LAN Server Expert and AD Specialist
Tel: (403)-850-4500 FAX: (403)-547-4741
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Date: Tue, 26 Mar 1996 02:52:35 -0800
From: Sandy Meltzer <sandy@surf.com>
To: thinkpad@cs.utk.edu
Subject: Re: Micron Millennia Transport P133 review (fwd)
Message-Id: <2.2.32.19960326105235.006f7634@surf.com>
At 11:13 PM 3/25/96 -0600, you wrote:
>Further to my post in regard to ThinkPad's Vs. Competition. I cam across
>the latest review (with specs) of the new Micron product. I would love to
>hear how you would compare or contrast the quality/performance of these
>models in relation to the review contained below. I would again liek to
>thank you in advance for all your help.
The Micron Millennia looks like a real nice machine and has
been receiving some fine reviews. Is it available yet?
The "hot swap" issue is important for many users and I personally
would prefer the 12.1" screen of the 760 over the 11.3" screen. I
do lots of graphic designs for Web sites and never have too much
screen on a laptop.
On the other hand, I'm tired of waiting for IBM to get their act
together on the 760 series and I'm not sure I can wait for them
to produce a model similar to the Micron Millennia. Time is money.
And with IBM, time and money never seem to be an issue...as long
as it's my time and my money. :-( The new 760 models will probably
be available long after similar models have become available from
their competitors and then they'll charge us "thousands" of dollars
more for the privilege of buying it "late".
I'm a long time ThinkPad user and have always appreciated IBM's
overall quality and service. Although they often seem to take
the lead with progressive designs like the 760CD, they seem to
have enormous problems delivering them and are often "me too"
products by the time they are available.
I've been waiting for months for a 760CD-120 model I ordered and
now it appears that this model will be "old" even before it's
available. The newer 760ED is suppose to be a PCI-bus 133Mhz
Pentium version similar to the Micron machine, but if IBM does
their normal production turnaround, it probably won't be available
for many months...just in time to be behind everyone else again. :-(
So, I can buy "older" technology ThinkPads at exaggerated prices or
continue to wait. Frankly, I'm growing tired of this and have started
to consider other laptops. With the laptop market the way it is,
what functionality or quality would I be losing by buying a Micron
Millennia today instead of waiting months for IBM to produce? Look
at the money I would save too...hell, I could upgrade my desktop
machine with the latest 166MHz Pentium/motherboard with the money
I would save and would get immediate use from it.
Also, I never understood why IBM isn't the true performance leader
in laptops...they always seem to produce ThinkPads that benchmark in
the middle or towards the rear-end of the pack. And availability
is becoming a real issue for me too. Why should I spent $2000-$3000
more for a ThinkPad that becomes available long after everyone else?
I don't mind spending the extra money for a top-of-the-line ThinkPad,
it just doesn't make sense to buy it knowing that the next generation
is only weeks away and that its resale value is going to drop like a
ton of bricks. I experienced this last year with the 755CX.
The huge amount of extra money you have to spend to be the "first kid
on the block" with the latest-greatest ThinkPad model wouldn't be bad
IF the new models were real and available within a reasonable period of
time. But this is seldom the case. I guess the smart move is to wait
a bit longer and buy the come-lately ThinkPad when the price does drop.
Sorry for the long winded post...it's very late at night and I'm very
tired. My new 760 ThinkPad is also very late, and I'm tired of waiting.
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Date: Tue, 26 Mar 1996 06:39:15 -0500
From: dewar@gnat.com (Robert Dewar)
To: thinkpad@cs.utk.edu, umdonen@cc.umanitoba.ca
Subject: Re: Micron Millennia Transport P133 review (fwd)
Message-Id: <9603261139.AA24155@nile.gnat.com>
you can't compare a machine with a review! Especially a review in PC
Magazine. The critical thing with all notebooks is try before you buy,
or buy with a money back guarantee!
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In-Reply-To: <9603251925.AA00897@nile.gnat.com>
Date: Tue, 26 Mar 1996 06:40:23 -0500
From: Joshua Hosseinof <hosseino@yu1.yu.edu>
To: tp750@cs.utk.edu
Subject: Re: ThinkPads Overseas - 2nd request
Message-Id: <Pine.A32.3.91.960326063747.38383B-100000@yu1.yu.edu>
In England just be sure to bring your own rj-11 cable from the US. The
adapter for that can be bought in just about any electronics store
(Tandy, etc.). If you don't bring the cable you will have to find a BT
shop which has an RJ-11 plug on one end and a BT plug on the other.
On Mon, 25 Mar 1996, Robert Dewar wrote:
> "i've only taken a 755cd to england & used the built in mwave modem to dial
into
> uk isp's. made no initialization changes prior and had no problems. just
> bought an rj11 to uk adapter & everything ran smooth as silk."
>
> Can you give an exact reference for the rj11 to uk adapter that you
> bought? thanks!
>
>
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Date: Tue, 26 Mar 1996 06:48:46 -0500
From: dewar@gnat.com (Robert Dewar)
To: THINKPAD@cs.utk.edu, szivos@ibm.net
Subject: Re: Harddrive for 760CD
Message-Id: <9603261148.AA24800@nile.gnat.com>
"Can I use (With the add-on gadget) the 755 harddrive (50 and the 810) in the
760CD ? They are cheap not like the 760 harddrives.
Anyone knows good place to buy them?"
The 755 harddrives are just slightly too big for the 760CD. I assume by
the "add on gadget" you mean the holder for the second hard drive.
Here too the 755 drives are too large. HOWEVER, if you are willing to
attack the plastic gizmo with a chisel etc, you can hollow it out so
that the 755 drives fit fine, and they seem to work with no difficulty.
That's what I did.
However, I found the whole thing of limited use, because the drive letters
in OS/2 switch depending on whether or not you have the extra hard drive
installed, which is a real nuisance since I wanted to use it for backup.
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Date: Tue, 26 Mar 1996 13:22:19 +0100
From: Henrik Bohre <bohre@tripnet.se>
To: ThinkPad mailing list <THINKPAD@CS.UTK.EDU>
Subject: Video capabilities on the 755CD/CDV
Message-Id: <3157E17B.63BC@tripnet.se>
Greetings all,
I'm thinking of buying a ThinkPad 755CD/CDV, but haven't been able to
dig up very much info about its video capabilities. Especially I would
be intrested to know:
* if someone has used the video overlay function with any success.
* What software is shipped with the computer?
* Is it possible to control the overlay functions from a program?
* What about the video quality
Best wishes
--
BOHRE DATA
Henrik Bohre
Tel: +46 31 16 35 06
+46 707 21 16 49
Email: bohre@tripnet.se
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Date: Tue, 26 Mar 1996 07:32:50 -0500
From: dewar@gnat.com (Robert Dewar)
To: sandy@surf.com, thinkpad@cs.utk.edu
Subject: Re: Micron Millennia Transport P133 review (fwd)
Message-Id: <9603261232.AA24978@nile.gnat.com>
"I've been waiting for months for a 760CD-120 model I ordered and
now it appears that this model will be "old" even before it's
available. The newer 760ED is suppose to be a PCI-bus 133Mhz
Pentium version similar to the Micron machine, but if IBM does
their normal production turnaround, it probably won't be available
for many months...just in time to be behind everyone else again. :-("
Your problem, and your impression that IBM is later than everyone else
comes from the fact that you order the macine and wait. BIG MISTAKE.
I have always been able to buy thinkpads days after they were announced,
from stores that had them in stock. If you have been waiting months
for the 760CD-120, then you ordered it before it was officially
available. That's a mistake I think. The 760CD-120 is in stock, or
was a couple of weeks ago, at several New York stores.
Is the Micron Millenium machine actually available? Just because PC magazine
got one to review does not mean that it is! Certainly I can't buy it in
any stores here in NYC.
My advice is, cancel your 760CD order, and wait till the 760ED comes into
stores, and buy one then. You will probably get a machine earlier and you
will get a more powerful machine.
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Date: Tue, 26 Mar 1996 07:34:21 -0500
From: dewar@gnat.com (Robert Dewar)
To: hosseino@yu1.yu.edu, tp750@cs.utk.edu
Subject: Re: ThinkPads Overseas - 2nd request
Message-Id: <9603261234.AA24990@nile.gnat.com>
"In England just be sure to bring your own rj-11 cable from the US. The
adapter for that can be bought in just about any electronics store
(Tandy, etc.). If you don't bring the cable you will have to find a BT
shop which has an RJ-11 plug on one end and a BT plug on the other."
I have been totally unsuccessful in tracking down what to buy at Radio
Shack. Anyone have a part number?
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In-Reply-To: <9603261234.AA24990@nile.gnat.com>
Date: Tue, 26 Mar 1996 08:10:34 -0500
From: Joshua Hosseinof <hosseino@yu1.yu.edu>
To: Robert Dewar <dewar@gnat.com>
CC: tp750@cs.utk.edu
Subject: Re: ThinkPads Overseas - 2nd request
Message-Id: <Pine.A32.3.91.960326080720.30064B-100000@yu1.yu.edu>
You won't find it in Radio Shack in America. I meant any electronics
store in the U.K.. In the U.S. it's almost impossible to find the UK
phone adapter and if you do it will be very expensive..BT stands for
British Telecom for those who weren't aware.
On Tue, 26 Mar 1996, Robert Dewar wrote:
> "In England just be sure to bring your own rj-11 cable from the US. The
> adapter for that can be bought in just about any electronics store
> (Tandy, etc.). If you don't bring the cable you will have to find a BT
> shop which has an RJ-11 plug on one end and a BT plug on the other."
>
> I have been totally unsuccessful in tracking down what to buy at Radio
> Shack. Anyone have a part number?
>
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In-Reply-To: <9603261148.AA24800@nile.gnat.com>
Date: Tue, 26 Mar 1996 08:44:35 -0500
From: "John H. Kim" <jokim@tuna.mit.edu>
To: Robert Dewar <dewar@gnat.com>
CC: THINKPAD@cs.utk.edu
Subject: Re: Harddrive for 760CD
Message-Id: <Pine.LNX.3.91.960326084223.25136A-100000@tuna.mit.edu>
On Tue, 26 Mar 1996, Robert Dewar wrote:
> Here too the 755 drives are too large. HOWEVER, if you are willing to
> attack the plastic gizmo with a chisel etc, you can hollow it out so
> that the 755 drives fit fine, and they seem to work with no difficulty.
> That's what I did.
>
> However, I found the whole thing of limited use, because the drive letters
> in OS/2 switch depending on whether or not you have the extra hard drive
> installed, which is a real nuisance since I wanted to use it for backup.
If the second drive has only logical drives, the drive letters shouldn't
switch. The drive letters get apportioned:
1st drive, primary partition(s)
2nd drive, primary partition(s)
1st drive, logical drive(s)
2nd drive, logical drive(s)
I don't know if it's possible to get OS/2 running with only a logical
drive (boot manager counts as a primary partition, although I dunno
if DOS or OS/2 will assign a drive letter to it).
--
John H. Kim "Just try telling the IRS you don't feel like
jokim@mit.edu 'contributing' this year come April." -- Bob Dole
jokim@tuna.mit.edu on Bill Clinton's avoidance of the word 'taxes'
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Date: 26 Mar 1996 08:36:47 -0400
From: Michael Verne/VENTANA <Michael_Verne/VENTANA.ITP@lgate.vmedia.com>
To: "Roger J. Buffington" <buffingt@chaph.usc.edu>
CC: tp750 <tp750@cs.utk.edu>
Subject: Re: TP 755Cs batteries
Message-Id: <9603261644.AA6874@lgate.vmedia.com>
"...a vendor name and telephone number? I understand that PC direct is
out of the TP business, alas...."
~~~~~
i thought pc direct was still selling parts & peripherals. they told me that
they only dropped whole systems because it put them in direct competition
with
their retailers. i've still been buying parts & peripherals from them, so
i'd
assume batteries are still available.
if not, power express sells them, along with u.s. & int'l ac adapters for
thinkpads. 800/769-3739.
Michael J. Verne
michael_verne@vmedia.com
Systems Analyst, Ventana Communications Group
http://www.vmedia.com/michaelv/
Saying Yahoo or Lycos is your favorite [web] site is like saying the Yellow
Pages is your favorite book.
--John Dvorak, PC Computing: March '96
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Date: 26 Mar 1996 08:45:32 -0400
From: Michael Verne/VENTANA <Michael_Verne/VENTANA.ITP@lgate.vmedia.com>
To: Robert Dewar <dewar@gnat.com>
CC: tp750 <tp750@cs.utk.edu>
Subject: Re: ThinkPads Overseas - 2nd request
Message-Id: <9603261650.AA6892@lgate.vmedia.com>
you might try calling tts in california. they sell a lot of custom built
cables for computers, mostly multimedia. if they can't help you, they may
know
who can. 800/887-4968.
Michael J. Verne
michael_verne@vmedia.com
Systems Analyst, Ventana Communications Group
http://www.vmedia.com/michaelv/
Saying Yahoo or Lycos is your favorite [web] site is like saying the Yellow
Pages is your favorite book.
--John Dvorak, PC Computing: March '96
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Date: Tue, 26 Mar 1996 09:04:59 -0500
From: dewar@gnat.com (Robert Dewar)
To: dewar@gnat.com, jokim@tuna.mit.edu
CC: THINKPAD@cs.utk.edu
Subject: Re: Harddrive for 760CD
Message-Id: <9603261404.AA25640@nile.gnat.com>
John Kim said
"If the second drive has only logical drives, the drive letters shouldn't
switch. The drive letters get apportioned:"
Hey, VERY helpful, thanks!!!!
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