From: Donald Mak (dvmak_at_ibm.net)
Date: Mon Jun 05 2000 - 20:39:53 EDT
Sure they are taken to the field, why wouldn't they? Years ago the
military used Grid systems.
Donald Mak
----- Original Message -----
From: "Benjamin Koh" <benkoh_at_stanford.edu>
To: <penzance_at_gate.net>; "ThinkPad-L" <THINKPAD_at_cs.utk.edu>
Sent: Sunday, June 04, 2000 4:49 AM
Subject: Re: TP 770 toughness - not!
> 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 outdated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 ** :-)
> > WEB page http://thinkpads.com
> > e-mail: bill_at_thinkpads.com, penzance_at_gate.net
>
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