Re: Thinkpad 701c/cs DSP?

[Randal Whittle <whittle@chaph.usc.edu>]

>   Not quite net rumor...this was from one of the design engineers
>   I bumped into on comp.sys.laptops.  The display for the 701 can
>   also have 256K colors as opposed to the 64K colors in the rest
>   of the thinkpad line.

	Sounds like you know something about this 701 machine...mind if
I ask a few questions?  My brother is with IBM and with that "friends"
program, looks like I can get one inexpensively.  Just want to make
sure of a couple things...

	What's the battery life like?  Can a new one be swapped-in
on the fly like with the 750's?

	The Display--256 colors like you seem to mention (though you
put 256K, but I presume that's a typo) or 64K?  Is the display viewable
outdoors or not?  (The 750C I have is *terrible* outdoors--can't see
it worth a darn--I *really* want a machine I can work outside with!).

	What ports are *on* the machine (as opposed to having to hook
up some extra doo-dad)?  Serial, Parallel, Video, Mouse, & PCMCIA?

	I presume the floppy drive, though external, is included in
the package?  Is the AC Adapter a small little animal (i.e., a "travel"
adapter) too?

	Many thanks for your help or anyone else's in advance...

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