Re: Thinkpad 755Cs

[Jesse Montrose <jesse@spine.com>]

These files are all available on ibm's web site, just be prepared to do a
lot of searching to find them all, took me forever last time.

At 11:20 PM 8/20/97 -0400, Shawn Christian wrote:
>I just bought a IBM Thinkpad 755Cs used.  It only came with the Type I
>docking station, no manuals, no software, no power adapter.  The only thing
>on the hard drive is the bare essentials to just boot up with.  I also have
>the docking station which I need for power (battery will not hold charge).
>I am wondering where or if I could get a copy of all the thinkpad specific
>drivers/software/etc.  
>
>I tried getting the missing software/manuals from IBM but they just gave me
>the usual run-around I always get with every other thing i need drivers or a
>disk for.
>
>The system configuration of the Thinkpad 755Cs is 486dx 33mhz, 4mb ram, 163
>mb HD, 2.88 FDD.  I went through the IBM web pages looking for some stuff
>for it but only came up with a hand full of files and none are what i need.
>If i could get a set of the original disks it would sure help.  Being a
>student and seeing this laptop for $500 I jumped on the opportunity to get
>it.  Unfortunatly the used computer store where i bought it had none of the
>missing items, and the computer service company where I work did not have
>anything that could help me out.  I just want to be able to get it at a
>factory setup on the hard drive and then i will use my zip drive for more
>storage.  
>
>If anyone could send me a copy of the disks compressed with pkzip for dos
>with the command line to the effect of...  PKZIP -EX -R -P TP-DISK1.zip
>A:\*.* and what the label of each disk said so i can make a set.  
>
>Thanks!
>
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jesse montrose                                           www.spine.com
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