Re: [TP701c] New/Refurbished purchase, what should I be aware of?

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From: Paul Khoury (pkhoury_at_loop.com)
Date: Wed May 13 1998 - 13:35:24 EDT


>
>Try plugging headphones into the jack on the side. I've gone
>through three boards via EZ Serv trying to get rid of the
>annoying static but never got rid of it. Strangely, if I plug
>the headphones into the jack on the port replicator, I get no
>static.
>
And also to make sure the jack still works. The problem with using that on the Multiport II is that you have
no hardware volume control.

>> > I plan to install Win95, possibly NT4 -- any
>> >suggestions?
>>
>> There are some documents online (at the IBM web site) about upgrading this
>> machine to W95. The most important thing is, make sure you have the latest
>> version of the BIOS
>
>It will run hot with W95. Win95 doesn't seem to use the halt
>command built into all modern processors. OS/2 and Linux use it
>and the unit runs remarkably cool with them. Dunno about NT.
>If you use it on your lap, I'd recommend you get:
>
Would DOS and NT run the same (being hot)?

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