RE: ThinkPad 560 questions

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From: Swartz, Charles (CSwartz_at_unex.ucla.edu)
Date: Tue Dec 09 1997 - 20:12:33 EST

I've seen several postings about the Panasonic 4X CD-ROM PCMCIA slot
problem but none about the newer 8X. I have the 8X and it works
flawlessly in either slot.

Charles S. Swartz
Program Manager
Department of Entertainment Studies and Performing Arts
UCLA Extension

310-825-9634 Phone
310-206-7435 Fax
cswartz_at_unex.ucla.edu

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Los Angeles, CA 90024

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Chris DiBona [SMTP:chrisd_at_loc201.tandem.com]
> Sent: Monday, December 08, 1997 12:19 PM
> To: THINKPAD_at_cs.utk.edu
> Subject: RE: ThinkPad 560 questions
>
> The worst part about all this is that notebook manufacturers
> (last time I checked) didn't standardize which card goes where.
> Some slot 0 is on top, some on bottom. And some desktop
> adapter have more than 2 which breaks a ton of pcmcia cards.
> This is against standards of course.
>
> Chris DiBona
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Paul Khoury [SMTP:pkhoury_at_loop.com]
> Sent: Friday, December 05, 1997 12:46 AM
> To: hzkd0_at_eng.amdahl.com; Randal Whittle
> Cc: THINKPAD_at_cs.utk.edu
> Subject: Re: ThinkPad 560 questions
>
> >>3.1. How about connecting an external modem (regular PC modem) to
> the
> >> serial port? Any problems with this setup?
> >
> > Haven't done it, but the serial port supports 14550-type buffer
> chip, so I
> >don't foresee any problem in doing so.
>
> Actually, this doesn't sound like an existant chip. I think Randy
> meant a 16550,
> which I believe was invented by National Semiconducter.
>
> PK
>

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