From: Dane Tyson (runngdog_at_mcs.com)
Date: Wed May 22 1996 - 20:04:00 EDT
>Hi guys... I'm searching for a friend this time. He doesn't actaully
>have a ThinkPad, but I thought I'd ask for advice here anyhow since
>some of you might know... He does lots of international travel and
>is looking for a CDROM drive. Ones like the Panasonic (that I have)
>require a separate power connection which would mean in addition to
>the drive you have to take the CD's power unit (plugin transformer),
>plus a second power transformer/adapter for the foreign power (one
>for the laptop, one for the drive).
>
>What he really needs is a CDROM drive that's powered from the PCMCIA
>slot. I've seen them - somewhere, but can't remember where or who the
>manufacturer was. Does anyone have any suggestions??
>
>Thanks in advance...
>Lee Stewart
>
PC Week article announcing the 560 mentions a unit due out from IBM next
month. According to the article, "it uses standard off-the-shelf batteries
[and] will not drain precious power off the main battery."
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