From: STeve Andre' (andres_at_msu.edu)
Date: Fri Sep 01 2000 - 19:14:38 EDT
Bruce, I don't doubt that it didn't work for you, but I wonder if there was a
bottleneck there that might not have been obvious--I don't know, I'm just
wondering out loud. I have seen 386 boxes running FreeBSD route
tractional T1's (like 768K) without a hitch, so passing packets isn't that
much of a task. Your 120MHz Pentium is far more capable, so I wonder
if you didn't have a problem with the net connection to the ThinkPad.
How did you do it? How fast was/is the net connection?
This is a little more than purely academic interest, as I have some faculty
with older ThinkPads and I'm sure at least one of them is going to want to
do this. I was starting to think of a 760 for my daughter who is laptop
crazed right now, but if it can't handle an ethernet, she'll be less
interested.
Thanks for any input you can give.
--STeve Andre'
At 07:05 PM 9/1/00 -0400, Bruce Markowitz wrote:
>Awright, gotta throw in my two cents on this one...
>I have an old 760CD P120 that my 9 year old was using. I got a cable
>modem. I hooked it up to that machine, it was WAT too slow to use with a
>cable modem, even with 56MB RAM. The old ISA bus machine just does not
>have the horse power to keep up with taht kind of speed.
>So, I hooked up a 760EL P133 (which IS a PCI bus. With 48 MB RAM, it
>works GREAT for browsing. All the P133 and up 760 machines are more than
>adequate for most tasks, even the 760E P120 is a good one, as it is PCI
>bus.
>
>Rob Bell wrote:
> >
> > Having been a 760EL user for several years I just have to offer a slight
> > correction. Many other 760 models, such as the 760EL came with the 11.3"
> > screen, not just the 'L'. That was a pretty dim screen compared to the
> 13.3"
> > and larger active matrix screens on 600s and 770s (and newer). Also, many
> > 760ELs are 120MHz too. While a pretty thick laptop, they are a fair amount
> > smaller in footprint and slightly thinner than a 770.
> >
> > It's a good PC if you're running Win95 and Office 95. I wouldn't think it
> > would be very fun to run Win98 or later on one. With the older software it
> > has reasonable power for web browsing, word processing, etc. I even
> used one
> > for Cold Fusion web development for a while. Makes a big difference to
> bump
> > up the RAM. Base models had probably 24MB, but with 96MB it runs a lot
> > better.
> >
> > Rob
> >
> > "Shawn R. Lin" <slin01_at_mail.orion.org> wrote:
> > >
> > > I bought a 760ED for $148 on Ebay, they certainly are a good buy.
> > > I would recommend one with 12.1 TFT. All the 760-series has the 12.1
> > > except for the 760L.
> > > The 760C/CD is usually 120MHz, EL/ED are usually 133MHz, XL/XD are
> > > usually 166MHz.
> > >
> > > Only drawback to them (IMO) is size, weight, and heat. They're big and
> > > bulky, the 760ED is almost twice as thick as my 560X. It weighs
> > > probably 7 or 8lbs. It also generates enough heat that it can get
> > > extremely uncomfortable sitting on my lap.
> >
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