From: scosgt_at_att.net
Date: Fri Sep 01 2000 - 19:17:51 EDT
The video on the 760CD was just too slow. The cable
modem is around 500KBS or faster, just too much time
waiting for the screen to draw, when the data is already
on hand. I simply took it off of the Dock 2, which has
the ISA ethernet card installed, and replaced it with a
760EL P133 (with less RAM). Works like a charm. The old
ISA bus is just too slow video wise.
I do think a P120 760E would work fine - the PCI video
is MUCH faster.
> 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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