[ltp] For ThinkPad Afficionados

[Joel Barnum]

Darn. Sorry -- I meant to send that off line to Aaron. Now back to your 
regularly scheduled Linux Thinkpad programming...

Joel

Joel Barnum wrote:

> Aaron,
> 
> Great info, thanks. My company is a "Member" of the PartnerWorld program 
> -- how do I parlay that into a 40% discount? ;-)
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Joel Barnum
> 
> Aaron Mulder wrote:
> 
>>     Okay, let me apologize for the number of messages I've sent to the
>> list lately.  But thank you to everyone who's responded -- it's been
>> extremely helpful.
>>
>>     Anyway, IBM's US web site can't seem to make up their mind as to 
>> whether the T42 is out yet or not.  One day it is, the next it isn't.  
>> But through their partner program, I found a page with a PDF detailing 
>> all their current ThinkPad models.  No prices, but I think this is 
>> authoritative so far as what the default configurations are.  It 
>> appears to be updated as new models are released.
>>
>> ftp://ftp.software.ibm.com/pc/pcinstitute/psref/tabook.pdf
>>
>>     Also, if your company happens to be an IBM partner (software,
>> hardware reseller, whatever), be aware that you can get a 40% discount on
>> up to 6 ThinkPads and 2 Intel/AMD servers per year (with 5 or 6
>> accessories too), and a 20% discount on the next bunch after that.  I kid
>> you not.  If you're definitely in the PartnerWorld program and you don't
>> know about this, ask me offline for more details.
>>
>> Aaron
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