From: Bill Morrow (penzance_at_gate.net)
Date: Sun Jun 04 2000 - 02:41:25 EDT
David..
you should also know that the US Army 75th Ranger Regiment, that bastion
of obsolete junk, laughingly referred to as high tech weaponry, just LOVE
their thinkpad 770 laptops..
yes, they DO use them and they consider the TP770 to be tough and
sturdy..
David Reid wrote:
> At the risk of sounding sarcastic to those who questioned my good
> intentions in buying an obsolete, 770z . . . MAN! This is one
> obsolete machine . . . the crisp, clean 14" display, whew, pathetic,
> overall looks and "real" Thinkpad performance . . . outdated
> beautifully, and the ruggedness??? . . . geesh could they not have
> made this thing less sturdy??? guess that's what I get with an
> obsolete machine.
>
> And the built in modem and microphone. . . with "full" duplex
> speakerphone capablitliy . . . that sounds better than my high
> dollar, external, USR modem on my desktop . . .plays music on hold .
> . . OBSOLETE JUNK.
>
> Oh, and a real volume control knob like those "newer up to date
> machines" . . . wait a minute, that ain't supposed to be on my new
> obsolete machine.
>
> Infared on back . . . and front?? wouldn't that qualify as
> obsolete???
>
> Oh, and that sweet distinctive Thinkpad keyboard, eh, what can I say
> . . .
>
> I LOVE IT
>
> Now . . . if I can just find the 8 track interface . . . . and
> locate an obsolete Zip Drive for this thing.
>
> ______________
> David Reid
> dwreid_at_hiwaay.net
>
> ps To those who encoraged me "not" to get this model, please don't
> think that this is directed at you, this is merely posted in jest out
> of my satisfaction with the recent purchase of this 770. Your recent
> opinons and comments are still, highly valued.
-- Happy trails...** Bill Morrow ** :-) WEB page http://thinkpads.com e-mail: bill_at_thinkpads.com, penzance_at_gate.net
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