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[Juan Carlos Sibal <cpbilaw@mnl.mnl.sequel.net>]

Hi, 

My name is Carlos Sibal and I'm a new subscriber to this list.  I have a 701C 
DX2/50 and am currently running Win95 w/ 12mb RAM -- its feeling a bit 
sluggish these days and I hope to upgrade to 20mb real soon! I have a Port 
leather portfolio case and it serves my needs quite well. I recently got a 
Panasonic 4x portable cd-rom (kxl-d740) and love it (well, not as much as my 
701). At the office I hook up to our Win95 LAN and our Netware Lan using an 
Etherlink III PC CARD---runs quite smoothly. At home I dock to the multiport 
where my Parallel Port Zip Drive and Canon BJC-70 awaits. 

I usually dial up to the Internet with the built in Fax/Modem at 19.2 terbo 
speed using Win95's dial up networking and Netscape Gold 2.0. I'm using the 
Nimh battery and get between 1.75hrs to 2.5 hrs of heavy usage. During light 
usage about 3 to 4 hrs.  I've noticed a sharp degradation in battery life 
though since I started leaving the Panasonic SCSI PC card in the slot-- I'm 
aware that it draws current but isn't it suppose to "sleep" or go into 
standby when the computer is in standby(not hibernate) mode? 

I am based in Manila, Philippines and thankfully enough IBM Philippines 
offers the most solid support I know of any other IT company here and it can 
get quite ugly. I acquired my 701 last December and I am a convert to its 
overall usability.