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On Tue, 12 May 1998, Calvin White wrote: > I just purchased a 701c from IBM for light word > processing and database entry at remote locations. It's not > meant as a desktop replacement, so I can handle the slow > processor. > > I'm aware that the built in modem is rather slow, and > sometimes unreliable (stops working). Are there any other > problem areas I should pay attention to? The screen is an > obvious area I'll pay close attention to, but what about the > rest of the unit? Anyone ever have any problems w/ the > Butterfly keyboard? I assume it should move smoothly? The > unit hasn't arrived yet, but IBM gives seven day money back > guarantee, so I'd like to go over it w/ a fine tooth comb > when it s. I know there are several folks on the list that have had problems with the internal modem, but for me it has worked better than any other modem I've used (PCMCIA anyway). When the others don't connedt or drop the internal keeps on trucking; case in point I d/l'ed NT4.0 service pack 3 from the net, all 40 MB, with the exception of one burp it worked ok but took around 8hr. > > I plan to install Win95, possibly NT4 -- any > suggestions? ;fsdajlksdsdf If what you say is what you will be doing I would suggest you stay with Win3.11/DOS. I've installed NT4.0 on my 701 and it run quite well but to do so you need to max out RAM (40 MB) otherwise the HDD will thrash endlessly. I went with NT because I have clients that run with NT and I need to be compatable.