From: Allan Ballard (aballard_at_ix.netcom.com)
Date: Wed Aug 11 1999 - 21:20:39 EDT
Denis Hall <denhall_at_ismi.net> may be able to help.
That's where I got mine. Let him know I referred
you.
On Wed, 11 Aug 1999 14:35:13 -1000, Keith Wong wrote:
>--Does anyone know where I could get a Dock II without paying an arm and a leg
>for one? I'd like to use it for my 701c, but everyone that sells one is selling
>the dock II for about $300 and the adapter for the 701c for another $125.
>
>While we're on the subject of getting parts and stuff, does anyone know of or is
>selling parts for the 701c? Mine is missing a cover for the floppy port, and
>for the PCMCIA ports. The previous owner really did a number on this thing,
>even one of the latches has been decapitated! =( Other than little cosmetic
>things, the machine is fun, and I get to play with OS2/Warp for the first time.
>Sorry I've been strictly playing with Microsoft OS's. Not a matter of loyalty,
>just convenience. I am getting in Linux and Unix OS's, but it's been a little
>painful. Okay I'll stop babbling. Thanks in advance for your help.
>
> --Keith Wong
> Honolulu, Hawaii
>
>
>Charles McDaniel wrote:
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Charles McDaniel <wcmcdaniel_at_prodigy.net>
>> To: Carlos de la Puente <delapuente.carlos_at_sympatico.ca>
>> Date: Wednesday, August 11, 1999 2:12 AM
>> Subject: Re: Dock II
>>
>> >Hey Carlos
>> >Could you use a harddrive controller card the has it's own bios to do
>> >this..??
>> >I have a promise IDE H.D. card that has it's own BIOS..sort of like a scsi
>> >card for IDE..just a thought
>> >>Charles McDaniel
>> >
>> >-----Original Message-----
>> >From: Carlos de la Puente <delapuente.carlos_at_sympatico.ca>
>> >To: Allan Ballard <aballard_at_ix.netcom.com>; THINKPAD_at_cs.utk.edu
>> ><THINKPAD_at_cs.utk.edu>
>> >Date: Tuesday, August 10, 1999 3:22 PM
>> >Subject: Re: Dock II
>> >
>> >
>> >>>I picked up a Dock II and shelf for my 760CD.
>> >>>Do the devices that go into the 2 expansion
>> >>>slots *have* to be scsi?
>> >>>Is there any reason to use scsi in the Dock?
>> >>>(besides a little speed increase).
>> >>>I'd like to add a fast CD drive, and a really
>> >>>big IDE hard drive....
>> >>
>> >>The Dock II dates back to the PS/2 era -- when IBM was high on SCSI (even
>> >>the mounting bracket or tray in the half-height bay are PS/2-style). The
>> >>Dock II comes with a 2-drop SCSI cable. It is originally shipped with a
>> >>1-drop IDE cable, but this cable is not shipped installed and hence lost
>> in
>> >>most cases.
>> >>
>> >>Assuming you don't have the IDE cable, the IDE cable is proprietary and
>> you
>> >>can only buy it from IBM (Parts Dept.) at a cost of $40 + Shipping. It is
>> >>expensive but a "really big" SCSI hard disk drive would cost much more
>> than
>> >>$40 when compared to a equivalent-sized IDE drive.
>> >>
>> >>Since the IDE cable affords you only one connection, the second device
>> >would
>> >>have to be SCSI. An alternative would be to install a faster CD-ROM in the
>> >>ThinkPad (I have 760 20X CD-ROMs for auction at eBay).
>> >>
>> >>I always thought that the reason why IBM provided a single IDE connection
>> >>was because it shared the IDE controller in the ThinkPad, but -- if that's
>> >>the case -- that brings up an interesting question: the 760CD already has
>> 2
>> >>IDE devices, can it handle a third one in the Dock II?
>> >>
>> >>I have a Dock II with an IDE cable. I also have a cable splitter I had
>> made
>> >>for the IDE cable. I will try (probably not earlier than this coming
>> >>weekend) to hook up two IDE devices in the Dock II and see if it works (if
>> >>someone already KNOWS the answer, please save me the work).
>> >>
>> >>Stay tuned.
>> >>
>> >>Carlos
>> >>
>> >>P.S. I receive my subscription in "Digest" format, so I see postings a bit
>> >>delayed.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >
>
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