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Since this is my first post, I'll consider myself a newcomer. Here is a description of my machine: Thinkpad 701c DX4/75 with 720 mb HD and 16 meg ram. -Running WFW3.11 (if it ain't broke.....) and PCDOS 6.3 -Panasonic KX-720 (sp?) 2x CDROM w/SCSI PCMCIA card -Connect via IR to HP200LX (when needed) or serial cable. I use this to transfer data from the HP200LX to the TP from a VB 3.0 program I wrote to complete my doctoral work at SIU. I also use the HP ram card for data transfer via the PCMCIA ports on the TP -ZIP drive for data archival -It all works great! What can I say? There are bigger and faster laptops, but this machine fits my requirements. I had a minor problem initially with the video board, but EZ serve had it repaired within 3 working days. No complaints there! The modem works without a hitch (most of the time -- but I have similar intermittent problems on my desktop, so I think the phone line is the culprit). I wrote my dissertation on this machine (all 269 pages) and used it to develop the computer program on which my dissertation research is based (using Visual Basic 3.0 -- about 150 pages of code -- not a huge effort in terms of large developers, but this was a very specific tool for a very specific research question). Would I buy another TP? You bet (if I could afford it). Oh, I bought this through the IBM friends and family promotion 1.5 years ago --- thanks again to Bob Angell! I'll be glad to entertain questions from anyone -- if I don't know the answer, I'll make something up <g>. Stan --------------------------------------------------- Stan Blank, Ph.D. Director of Curriculum, Instruction, and Technology Wayne City High School Wayne City, Illinois 62895 sblank@basenet.net ---------------------------------------------------