From: Benjamin Koh (benkoh_at_stanford.edu)
Date: Sun Jun 04 2000 - 04:49:10 EDT
I'm surprised the Ranger Regiment is using office equipment; I take it
the TPs are not brought into the field; there are a bunch of ruggedized
laptops made for such use, and IBM is not one of the manufacturers.
Panasonic is. Can't remember the others (Rocky?), but I recall reading a
review of these, and one of the tests involved hosing down the laptop
with water, then opening the CD drive to demonstrate the bone-dry CD
inside. Oh, and the 3 foot concrete drop, and the drive-over-with-SUV
(Panasonic invited the editors to use a Hummer) test too. Quite
impressive.
Not to knock Thinkpads - I too am an owner after all - but sturdy is
very relative.
Benjamin
Bill Morrow wrote:
>
> 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 outdated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 ** :-)
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> e-mail: bill_at_thinkpads.com, penzance_at_gate.net
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