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Re: NT 4 on ThinkPads
Paul Khoury wrote:
>
> I guess I have one question that some forgot about:
>
> What about power management? Since NT doesn't
> have any native power management, what is a typical
> battery life? I've been thinking about that for a while.
I get about 1 to 1.5 hours on the battery. I generally
do not use the machine off of the "pig tail".
> Also, is there any way to install NT 4 by floppy disk,
> or is a CD-ROM required? And can one get to a command
> prompt from one of the 3 installation diskettes?
>
CDROM only. You cannot get a command prompt ... I would
suggest an external "Backpack CDROM" you can purchase for
about $150-$250.
-Bob-
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