I'll ask when I take it to the shop, cause it's sitting right on the dresser next to me. Yep, I found it! Now I just need to find the adapter. I have one here but need to have someone read it to make sure it goes to the Thinkpad. I don't want to plug it in and short out the computer or something. It's got all the ports that I mentioned plus a ps-2 port. It's only got one pcmcia slot, though, so I'll need to decide whether I want to use my KeyNote Gold Voicecard as a synthesizer and look for an external card reader or whether I want to use the Echo (or better yet, find another decent serial synth) and use the slot for my compact flash card. I guess it will depend on the software that I find, if any. Either way, I need something to read my card, since that's how I transfer most of my stuff. That, or I'll need a Superdisk or zip disk, since using 1.44 floppies for all my files will probably drive me nuts... lol When one thing ends, another begins. But at least I've got a machine now!
Talk soon, Eleni On 7/24/10, ROSEMARIE CHAVARRIA <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 >> >> For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: >> http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 8.5.441 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/3023 - Release Date: 07/23/10 > 06:36:00 > > > For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: > http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ > For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
