From: Bill Morrow (penzance_at_gate.net)
Date: Wed Jun 07 2000 - 00:58:15 EDT
They, the 75th Ranger Regiment, use several different brands...
i'm sure these are not used in the field, under battle conditions, but rather
in support jobs..
it was not my comment, but a seargeant who likes the 770 "chassis" as he put
it, much better than the other brand notebooks they have..
rugged IS relative, but i suppose for a consumer item, if the army uses it, it
should do well traveling in my car.. :-)
Benjamin Koh wrote:
> 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 outdated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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