damn thinkpads!

[eyrich@zedat.fu-berlin.de (Christoph Eyrich)]

That's quite true... I had a couple of problems with a mono 720 running
os2: IBM told me that the 720 is too old to have the relevant information
around. My recent experiences with their helpline were frustrating: none
of the people I was talking to recently did know what he was talking about 
(which isn't always the case, fortunately). When I had a question about the
755CD the guy didn't even know that there is a TP with an internal CD-Rom 
drive...
In Germany it is next to impossible getting to know any technical details
of TP hardware. If you need reliable information you have to order the
appropriate reference manuals. I don't know why it has to be like this but
it seems that IBM prefers that way.

Christoph Eyrich
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eyrich@zedat.fu-berlin.de


> From: "David W. Young" <dwy@ACE.NET>
> 
> I was playing with win95 on my tp720c the other day when everything 
> collapsed. Every running application protection faulted. Clicking the 
> details button revealed that the fault occurred in WSPDSF.DRV, which is the 
> old 640x480x256 driver for windows 3.1 that I have to use to get 256 color 
> graphics. After a reboot, the machine now goes into a constant loop of 
>  faults right after the pointer is displayed.
> 
> I reinstalled the video drivers from a backup disk and the problem 
> persists. I downloaded the archive again from IBM's website to no avail. 
> I'm stuck with boring (albeit speedy) 16 color graphics with Microsoft's 
> VGA driver.
> 
> IBM's position on this particular model of thinkpad is something like 
> denial of its existence. They mention the fact that the 95 support for the 
> 720c is lousy on their website, but don't plan on doing anything about it. 
> Phone calls and visits to service centers lead to sales pitches.
> 
> Anyone have similar problems? Solutions? Commiserations?
> 
> Dave
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> David W. Young
> Internet Systems Consultant
> Tel: 201-798-5217  Pager: 917-313-9319  Internet: dwy@ACE.NET
> 
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