Hi, Eleni,
It's possible that that weird sound could be the motor but I don't know for
sure.
Rosemarie
----- Original Message -----
From: "Eleni Vamvakari" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Friday, July 23, 2010 8:19 PM
Subject: [Blind-Computing] I Have a DOS Laptop!
Several years ago, way before I knew exactly what I wanted, I asked
someone to give me a computer specifically for using with DOS. He
gave me an IBM Thinkpad 310 with a 2.1gb hard drive, a 133mhz
processor, a screen under 13 inches, a 3.5 inch 1.44mb floppy drive,
serial and parallel ports, and at least one (maybe two pcmcia slots!
The catch? It only works on the adapter and it makes a weird noise
every few seconds, like a descending wine. I can't figure out if it's
the motor, the drive or something else. But does it work at the
moment? Yes. And is it really DOS-compatible? Believe it or not,
yes! Mine came with Windows 98 but I've read that they also shipped
them with MS-DOS 6, which means that it's perfectly suited to my
needs, since the drivers will be available. I don't know the ram on
mine but it can go from 16mb to 64mb. Did I mention that all the
ports and disk drive are actually in the machine, unlike in my
Thinkpad X32, which I'm using right now and that, if I get a new one,
the battery life is over two hours, probably more with DOS?
Is this the ideal laptop? No. The sound it makes worries me, it's
heavy and I might need to upgrade the ram. The hard disk isn't that
large but I'll be using a compact flash card anyway, since I don't
want to lose my info should the machine decide to crash. But will it
serve as a cheap backup for now and for when I have my desktop but
want to go out and take a DOS computer with me? Yes. I went through
all this nonsense and I had it all along!!! But how can I keep track
of all my computers when I have at least 14 of them? lol
Now I just need to find it and the adapter, then grab some
diskettes, put Enhanced DR-DOS and the IBM drivers on them and give it
all to the local computer shop to fix. Opa! If I like it, then I'll
either get a newer model (the last with all the ports onboard that
works with DOS) or another one of these if this one gives me a
problem.
With great happiness,
Eleni
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