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On Wed, 3 Dec 1997 hzkd0@eng.amdahl.com wrote: > 1. Is the display color? (I am assuming it is; want to make sure tho') Definitely. The TFT display is very nice and sharp. > 2. I know it does not have a built in CD-Rom. But, I can hook up an > external CD-Rom to the parallel port. Any problems with this set up? > Or is there a better alternative? Parallel interface CD's are slower and consume more CPU time, but work fine. A PCMCIA SCSI is IDE interface drive is much better. > 3. This does not have a built in modem, but, If I buy a PCMCIA > modem card, I should be able to dial anywhere. Correct me if I am wrong. You are correct. I have used two different modem/ethernet combo cards in my TP560-120 w/12.1" active matrix display. Both worked fine. > 3.1. How about connecting an external modem (regular PC modem) to the > serial port? Any problems with this setup? No problem. I ran one of my USR Courier v.Everythings that way for a month at home until I stuck a faster PC card mdem/network card combo in it. I was moving and had already moved my "big" systems. I kept one of my "fast" modems and used the notebook until I was done moving. 14.4Kbps internet is too darn slow. =) > 4. This comes with only 8 MB of RAM. Can I add another 16MB, bringing > the total up to 24MB? Any problems with that? Yes. No problem. Mine had 8+16 [24MB originally] and thne I upgraded it to 8+32 [40MB] a few months later. > 5. How about connecting external speakers? Plug them into the jack on the right side next to the volume control. > I have never owned a laptop, and my ignorance may be showing here. No problem. We all start somewhere. =) > Basically, I would like to use it - while travelling - for everything, I normally > use my desktop for - word processing, presentations, lite programming. > Occasionally use the modem to get e-mail, web etc..., and sometimes use > it for multimedia presentations. > > The usage is light.. So, I don't need a bleeding edge laptop. I just need an > adequate system. Will this do? I believe so. I've owned my TP560 since February and am very happy with it. I could try chasing after faster CPU's and such and spend lots of monet, but I am happy with this machine. In a year or so I'll probably stick a bigger hard drive in it, but the 800MB drive is fine for now. > All your comments are welcome. Will those do? =) ============================================================================ ==== Help crack RC5 64-bit encryption -- http://www.distributed.net/rc5 ==== ============================================================================