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On Wed, 11 Sep 1996 08:29:26 -0700, Kate Bauer <beesong@snowcrest.net> wrote: >I've been interested in upgrading from my 755CD to the 760ED but have >started to hesitate about doing so because of some of the things I've read >here about the 760ED--heat, problem with hot-swapping CD-ROM/floppy drive, >mushy keyboard, etc. (I really like the 755CD keyboard.) Has anyone made >the move from a 755CD to a 760ED who can express their >opinions/regrets/satisfaction? > >Kate > We have one 760ED. It's our first and only Thinkpad, running Windows 3.1. I have had 3 significant problems that are in various states: 1. The MPEG system got crippled. IBM never could figure how, but the problem is gone and was probably due to an interupt conflict caused by my 3c589c card or by misconfiguration by the PCMCIA for Windows utility. I could have also been the inadvertant cause of the problem. 2. Win32s problems, caused by Procomm Plus 3.0's installation slaughtering of the installed driver. After cleaning out 3 files in C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM that Win32s uses, and then re-installing, the problem went away. It's not a Thinkpad problem, except that it uses Win32s for the multimedia drivers. 3. After being on for about 5-8 hours, the system locks up, whether in Windows or in DOS. I'm sending it back for repair. The BIOS test would go fruity during this time, locking up or creating a fractured image. This is now the most serious of the problems. Obviously, heat is a suspect. I agree with the other comments about having to press more than usual on the keyboard. MPEG is nice - it's fun to show the 30MB 1 minute set of clips from "True Lies" that IBM includes on their MPEG sampler CD. Speakers are good and we currently have no dead pixels. The modem works fine for surfing the Web. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tom Kustner Emjay Corporation System/LAN Administrator 725 W. Glendale Ave. Email: tom.kustner@emjay.com Glendale, WI 53209-6509 USA Any opinions are mine and not necessarily those of Emjay's.