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I too tend to a very large flock (or is that a gaggle? :) of 'pads. 700's, 720's, 750's, 360's, 755's (CD, CX, CV, CDV), and 760's (C, CD, LD). Basically my manager was good enough to recognize when we were going to need to order new 'pads, and he ordered a ton of them (literally, a ton). The big problem I have is that with the lines rolling over so quickly, the setup routines I have are worthless within a year or so. I wish IBM would pick a 'pad, and then offer upgrades, rather than making it extinct so quickly. We bought quite a few 755CX's, weeks before IBM decided that they didn't want them any more. Now we can't buy the same machine any more. Ooops! My other big peeve is with the choices that the people over at IBM are making in the new models. Sure the MWave machines are cool, but in our business world, we don't really need them. We also don't need the best color screen that money can buy. What we do need is the modularity of the old Thinkpads (and compatibility with older models), with a fairly robust processor. The 755CX was the last machine that was ideal for us, and had all of these features. Now you either get modularity, heaped in with MWave, DIMM only memory, butterfly keyboards, etc., or you get a machine that needs a watch repairman to fix. I wish IBM would realize that all of the gadgets are neat selling points, but some of us want machines that will complement our old machines, not make us retool ever time we want to upgrade. ...and that's all I gotta say about that. RK ps- do I seem grumpy before my first cup of coffee? :( Bite me! :) ---------- >From: owner-thinkpad >To: wdunn >Cc: thinkpad >Subject: Re: Hello list >Date: Tuesday, May 28, 1996 11:12PM > > I work for a high-tech marketing company in Boulder, CO and I tend a herd > of ThinkPads -- 755Cs,CEs,CDs,CXs and the occasional CDV. I also watch > over a 701C, a few 700s and 720s and the odd 750. Every now and then I > take a phone call from the odd IBM executive about different ThinkPads and > >How odd, Will?! :-) > > what they can do. I have set them up on different networks running > different operating systems and other configurations, including > setting them for sound, colorspace and networking-- sometimes a dozen > at a time on very short notice. > And I have spent an ETERNITY waiting on hold for ThinkPad support. > Much of what I have learned about ThinkPads has been from sleepless > nights and from the help of the guys at World Wide Solutions, Inc. > >Thanks, bro! I'll pay ya later! :-) > >Here's an interesting question: Those of you that are sheparding herds of >machines like Will, how are you handling the rapid roll-over of technology? > >ssh > >