RE: 760EL -- some DO have cache....

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From: Denis Hall (denhall_at_ismi.net)
Date: Fri Aug 04 2000 - 21:52:59 EDT

Just to add a bit here.....
some of the EL's in fact DO have 256K cache....
And yes, I also consider them to be very fine machines....with 64mb RAM I
find them totally capable of handling the needs of 90% of laptop users out
there today...

Have a Great Day,
Denis Hall, Michigan

-----Original Message-----
From: Bruce Markowitz <scosgt_at_worldnet.att.net>
To: Steve C. <stevec50_at_yahoo.com>
Cc: THINKPAD_at_cs.utk.edu <THINKPAD_at_cs.utk.edu>
Date: Friday, August 04, 2000 6:54 PM
Subject: Re: Price Info

>Actaully, the EL series is PCI bus, and runs 95 just fine. I ahve had a
>bunch, they run the same as the 760ED.
>
>Steve C. wrote:
>>
>> Except for use with Windows. The EL series doesn't
>> have any cache memory which makes Windows run really
>> slow. It does better than I expected however since
>> some desktop machines won't even run without cache.
>>
>> --- Brad Burean <Burean_at_email.msn.com> wrote:
>> > Well, on egghead a refurbished 760 goes for around
>> > 500-550, on eBay a used
>> > one can go from 425-500 depending on how hard up
>> > people are for the 760el.
>> > I read an old articule on the 760el, guess it had
>> > the fastest benchmarks
>> > over all the 133's in it's class. Supposed to be a
>> > really top computer for
>> > a 133mhz.
>> >
>> > Brad
>> >
>> >
>> > ----- Original Message -----
>> > From: <hatton64_at_potsdam.edu>
>> > To: Brad Burean <Burean_at_email.msn.com>
>> > Cc: Thinkpad Users <THINKPAD_at_cs.utk.edu>
>> > Sent: Tuesday, August 01, 2000 5:50 PM
>> > Subject: Re: Price Info
>> >
>> >
>> > > yes the 760 is a 133mHz also I mistyped the other
>> > system it is a 570 not a
>> > 560
>> > >
>> > > At 05:47 PM 8/1/00 -0500, Brad Burean wrote:
>> > > >What is the speed of the 760? 133mHz?
>> > > >
>> > > >Brad
>> > > >----- Original Message -----
>> > > >From: <hatton64_at_potsdam.edu>
>> > > >To: <thinkpad_at_cs.utk.edu>
>> > > >Sent: Tuesday, August 01, 2000 5:29 PM
>> > > >Subject: Price Info
>> > > >
>> > > >
>> > > > > I am looking on what a fair price on some
>> > thinkpads would be
>> > > > >
>> > > > > First a used 760ED with 64 meg and a 3.2GB
>> > drive
>> > > > > second a new 560 p2 333 with 64 meg and a 4 GB
>> > drive
>> > > > >
>> > > > > if anyone could help I would appreicate it
>> > > > >
>> > >
>> >
>> >
>>
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