On Wed 07 Mar 01, 2:37 PM, Gabriel Rosa said:
> On Wed, 7 Mar 2001, Peter Jay Salzman wrote:
>
> Compaq might be a bunch of bozos, but I think there is a very real advantage
> to having a pcmcia interface to the cdrom drive... it's truly hotswappable
> (afaik, removing hot ide devices is a no no :) ), it power manages very well
> (the socket itself turns off, not just the drive) and it allows for a very
> modular nature. Maybe those bozos actually thought of something we didn't :)
when i'm carrying a laptop, the /last/ thing i want is extra accessories,
wires and devices. i want something i can carry under my arm and not have
to worry about stuff dropping.
call me strange. :)
pete
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