Yes, I saw your other notes Ken. So we'll all have to await the 
"techie's" return, before we can solve this mystery !


Cheers/2

Ed.

Kenn Yuill wrote:
> I have done so, but the techie, who has a few of these older models, is 
> on vacation for another week or two.  These laptops were leased & some 
> were bought as backups, since a switch was made from IBM to HP for the 
> subsequent lease.  I suspect that these TPs were leased in 2000 or 2001 
> & were "networking" models, a term which I recall seeing
somewhere.
> Thanks for the direction, Ed.
> 
> 
> On 08/07/06 at 19:57, Ed Durrant wrote about the subject of
> "[OS2HW] IBM Laptop Model 610?"
>>  Can you ask your wife to request the actual IBM model number (this is
>>  a 4 digit number followed by three digits/letters - e.g. 6754-A4F (I
>>  made that up, it's not valid as far as I know). As I don't know of an
>>  IBM Thinkpad 610 - only the IBM 600 series. Some of the 760/765/770
>>  systems were newer than the 600 - they were aimed at different
>>  markets, so the fact that the system has a higher number doesn't
>>  always mean it's a later model.
>>
>>  Cheers/2
>>
>>  Ed.
>>
>>  Kenn Yuill wrote:
>>> I am not familiar with the model nos. of IBM laptops and my wife
>>> has an opportunity to purchase a used model 610 from her employer
>>> for $120 CAD.  Her aim is to use this laptop for the short term,
>>> ~6 months, then replace it with a newer ThinkPad or Toshiba.  I
>>> did a search for this model on Lenovo's site with no hits, but
>>> see references to the 600 series on Bill Morrow's site,
>>> , such as battery issues & an
>>> article on how to "mount a HDD over the 6 gig
limitation" for a
>>> "760X series".  Of course, the 600 series may be
newer & not
>>> suffer such a limitation.  However, I do not see any search
>>> facility on this site, which is a shame, so will have to glean as
>>> much as possible from these articles.  I am interested in knowing
>>> any problems &/or limitations from any current or former
>>> owner/users of a Model 610, or the 600 series, as well as any
>>> other site where reliable information is available.
>>>
>>> Would anyone offer advice on such a purchase? TIA.
>                                 -oOo-  
> 



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