[ltp] Hardware q's tp 760

[Tino Keitel]

On Wed, Apr 10, 2002 at 06:50:51 -0400, Bill Turner wrote:
> Morning all,
> 
> I have a TP 760-EL (?) with P-120, 72MB RAM and 3GB IDE hdd.  Has the
> LCD screen.  I bought the system used from a grad student at the U.W.
> in Seattle and also got the original manuals and diskettes as he'd
> been the only owner previously.  I run Linux on it exclusively.  Other
> than the graphics being a bit lacking - which was the reason I got it
> so cheap - it's a really nice system and I'm pleased with it.
> 
> I also have a docking station.  I have an internal floppy and 1 Li
> battery.  I did have an external PCMCIA CDROM from Altec but that
> "died" when the power supply cable "went south" and when I contacted
> Altec I was told that they no longer made that anymore as it was
> "obsolete" so now I have no CDROM.
> 
> I do not have docs for the docking station.  The questions I have are
> pretty straight-forward and I did go to the IBM site first to do a bit
> of looking around but couldn't find the info I was searching for.
> 
> 1.  How would I go about getting things such as a replacement power
> cord?  My laptop right now has to be recharged via the docking
> station.  

Each IBM part has a unique number. This way you can search for information
about it or order a new one.

> 2.  I have some space insode the laptop and I was considering putting
> in another hard drive.  How difficult would something like that be? 
> How expensive?  Obviously I don't want to put a lot of money into a
> used system but I've been very pleased with this IBM and if it's not
> going to cost an arm and a leg - and the rights to my first-born :)  -
> I'd like to do some minor upgrades.

A friend of mine has an frame to put a hard disk in and insert the frame in
the place at the left side inside the TP, usually to take up a CDROM or
floppy drive. It costs ~ 50 USD AFAIR.

> 3.  I need a CDROM.  I think in my own case an external model makes
> the most sense.  That way I could use it on both the laptop and my
> desktop system.  Does IBM even offer an external model - preferrably a
> CD-RW vs. a straight CDROM - that would be truly portable as I've
> described?
> 
> First post to the list.  Just like to add that I've always had "good
> experiences" with IBM and it really doesn't surpise me all that much
> to see them supporting Linux.  Kudos for that.

This is not an IBM-list-to-support-linux, but some folks at IBM are also
reading.

Regards,
Tino

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