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On Wed, 03 Sep 1997 11:22:21 GMT epbrown@enteract.com (epbrown) writes: > On comp.sys.laptops, several people have tried NT on various >models. Right off the bat, I've read that NT shouldn't be attempted >with less than 32MB of RAM, and performance is much improved with >64MB. This is more than a 701 can be upgraded to, but maybe with 40MB >it's not so bad. > Second, MS isn't really fond of portable users running NT, and >haven't designed it for portable use. It's got no APM support, and >doesn't support hot- or warm-swapping. SystemSoft has written a >version of CardWorks for NT, but I haven't heard if you can change >cards without rebooting. Those laptop mfgs that support NT, like Dell >and Digital, have pretty much altered the OS to allow for these >shortcomings, or written workarounds for most of them.=20 > Should you plan to go ahead, stop by the group and ask around. >Some >people who've tried this may have some pointers. > epbrown And if you can't sacrifice hot-plugability, APM, etc., go to another real OS like OS/2 or some kind of Linux, like Sun Solaris or Linux. They also offer very good 32-bit power. Paul