Date: Tue, 15 Mar 2005 12:44:18 -0800 From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: RE: [LIB] Newbie Libretto questions
Congratulations! Welcome to the wonderful world of the Libretto. Others can comment on the Win98 issues, there are lots of messages on that topic. I have Win2K on my L100 and have no problems with it. I can't comment on the PS/2 mod, either, since I have not done it. I did buy an USB2 PCMCIA card from CompUSA for $25 and it works great. It will also be a better method to transfer your large sound files than USB1. One comment about the USB cards - mine sticks out beyond the case and has a large end to make the USB connections. If your LAN card is an XJACK type, you will not be able to use it with the USB card in place - there is no room for the LAN cable. If your LAN card uses a dongle, you are OK. That is the one negative of the USB card - you are very limited in other cards you can use. I cannot use my wireless LAN card at the same time because it also sticks out past the case and is "fatter" on this projection, thus interfering with the USB card. They did make some USB cards with dongles, but they were all USB1, and I don't think they sell them any more. Dick -----Original Message----- From: John Niemi [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, March 15, 2005 3:14 PM To: Libretto Subject: [LIB] Newbie Libretto questions Date: Tue, 15 Mar 2005 22:14:05 +0200 From: John Niemi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Newbie Libretto questions Hello, is this group still alive? Hopefully yes... Anyway, as I'm waiting for my Libretto ct100 to arrive from Germany, I have the following questions; I have heard rumours that Win98 install is a bit problematic? How so? My Libretto comes with a floppy drive and a set of Windows98 diskettes. Also, I'd like to do the PS/2 mod as shown by Xin Feng on his homepage. Has any of you done it and are better pictures available than in: http://www.fixup.net/tips/l100/ps2.htm I'm not really sure if I can see the right connecting points for the wires Also about PCMCIA USB cards, do they drain the battery as much as some non-libretto owners claim? I was going to buy the cheapest 2-port PCMCIA USB card just in case I need to connect something to my Libretto. I already have a PCMCIA wlan card so that leaves only one PCMCIA port open, and USB sounds like a good idea...I think...? That's all for now, I hope to get my Libretto next week. PS. This is sort of a (minor) dream come true, not anything near like buying your dream car or anything but anyway... I remember seeing a Libretto review in a Finnish computer magazine something like 10 years ago when I was 16, and I've been wanting to own one ever since. And now ten years later I really have uses for it as I need to transfer long sound files up to 2 gigs between work, home and lectures so I could convince myself that I really really need to buy one ;) (of course the prices for 2nd hand Librettos are nowadays a "bit" lower than say five years ago so that helps too...) -John
