From: STeve Andre' (andres_at_msu.edu)
Date: Fri Sep 01 2000 - 19:21:33 EDT
Ah...... I had not thought of that, at all. Yes the PCI buss would be
faster, apparently faster enough to solve that kind of problem. Thanks
for that--I'll add it to my knowledge of TP's. I really love this list...
--STeve Andre'
At 11:17 PM 9/1/00 +0000, scosgt_at_att.net wrote:
>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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