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365xd info/opinions wanted
- To: thinkpad@cs.utk.edu
- Subject: 365xd info/opinions wanted
- From: phr@netcom.com (Paul Rubin)
- Date: Sat, 28 Dec 1996 10:07:01 -0800
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What do ppl think of the 365XD? It seems nicer in most regards
than my 755cx and the price is pretty reasonable. I think it has
the same display (800x600 10.4" TFT) and keyboard, plus it has
genuine Soundblaster-compatible audio hardware instead of the stupid
Mwave, and it can take an internal CD-rom. Things it -doesn't- have
are the Li ion battery and easily swappable hd's, but that's ok.
Questions:
- Can the HD be upgraded without too much hassle? I mean to put
in a bigger one. I don't need to swap them in and out regularly.
Can it use standard 19mm-thick HD's?
- Is an external floppy included or is one available? Can the
external floppy and internal CD be used as the same time without
needing any software configuration? The idea is to do OS installations
by booting a floppy that then reads the CD. This is a big pain with
the 755cx, because you have to use an external cd with pcmcia scsi,
which means you have to build the OS with pcmcia drivers etc. and
you have a chicken and egg problem. (OS is Debian Linux, btw).
- Does it have the same annoying 4-pin power connector or a more
reasonable 2-pin coaxial plug?
Thanks.