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> Hello, I've got one of those too, same kind modem, same screen. More ram
> tho, got 8MB Ram. You sure it's only 3 MB, not four? 3 is an odd number.
> What size Hard Drive?
Well, its an odd laptop. It came with 3MB, I have never been able to locate more
memory for it. It has a 170MB hard drive.
> I've got mine running win95. Min req. for win95 is
> 4 MB on this machine, so if you've actually got four, you have a variety of
> choices as to what you want to do. You can stick with DOS if you prefer,
> or load windows up to win95, you can install Linux or unix if you've the
> skill to. OS/2 will also run.
When I got it it had Windows 95. It had been installed from a network drive
using a Xircom Parallel port ethernet adapter. If you copy the cabs to the
laptop there is not enough HD space left for the install. I tried installing
from a Zip drive but the installation kept locking up. I attempted to install
linux but it refused to boot because of the lack of memory. Never tried OS/2.
At one time I had tried to install Windows 98 but it complained that my laptop
didn't have a math coprocessor. Right now I have DOS and Windows v3.1 running.
Oh yeah, I forgot it doesn't have a cd-rom drive in case you were wondering.
>
> Getting mail requires a place to dial up which will connect at your slow
> modem speed. I have found in my community that only the local free net
> will, and it uses a shell account accessable with any terminal emulation
> and dialer program like telnet.
My ISP allows me to connect at 1200 Baud. So there is no problem here.
>
> My answer has involved my home PC which is capable of keeping up with the
> Pentiums for the most part, although MP3 and decent video is beyond me. I
> am using a combination of winfax pro, talkworks pro and PCAnywhere to allow
> me to dial home and operate the home PC or download the email files it's
> been periodically downloading, and upload any outgoing files I have created
> on the laptop.
That is a neat idea. I have an old copy of PC Anywhere around here somewhere, I
may have to play around with it.
>
> There are a wide variety of DOS internet options, complete suites in one
> package, (Arachne, Bobcat for ex.). Still, you need to locate a source for
> your internet connection that will let you use your modem. If you can
> upgrade to at least 14.4Kbps you will likely have much less trouble
Upgrading this laptop is out of the question. The modem is permanent, unless a
find an external. Connection to my ISP for say email retrieval is not a
problem. I tried pegasus mail for DOS and didn't like the feel of it at all.
> Many people trying to use survivor PCs get laughed at and told
> to upgrade,
This laptop was actually sent to me as a joke from a past employer. I used to
use it about 7 years ago while I was writing a network manual. He sent it to me
after it was decommissioned.
Cheers,
Jim
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