George,

Thanks very much for this link, which will be extremely useful to sort 
out this problem of model no., once this "techie" returns from
his vacation.


On 09/07/06 at 11:05, George Czerw wrote about the subject of
"[OS2HW] IBM Laptop Model 610?"
>  ** Reply to message from Kenn Yuill  on Sun,
>  09 Jul 2006 07:21:36 -0400
>
>  Kenn,
>
>  Below is the link you can use to get info on any Thinkpad ever made:
>
> 
http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/product.do?doctypeind=8&template=%2Fproductselection%2Flandingpages%2FonlinePublicationsLandingPage.vm&sitestyle=lenovo
>
>
>
>  George
>
> >> Hi George,
> >>
> >> Thanks for confirming my suspicion that this unit is around 8
> >> years old & would likely have limited RAM, 256 or 384 MiB, plus a
> >> possible problem of recognizing an HDD > 6 GiB.  I will ask her
> >> to get the  model & series number from the unit, but she is away
> >> for 2 weeks & the so-called technical chap may or may not respond
> >> to any request for information from me.  However, I will pass on
> >> your input for her perusal... thanks.
> >>
> >>
> >> On 08/07/06 at 12:19, George Czerw wrote about the subject of
> >> "[OS2HW] IBM Laptop Model 610?"
> >>>> ** Reply to message from Kenn Yuill

> >>>> on Sat, 08 Jul 2006 10:38:36 -0400
> >>>>
> >>>> Kenn,
> >>>>
> >>>> I scoured IBM/Lenovo's websites and there is no IBM Thinkpad
> >>>> Model 610 listed anywhere. They only list models 600, 600E
> >>>> and 600X, which were first introduced in 1998 and obsoleted
> >>>> in 1999.  The 600 & 600E had Pentium II processors up to
> >>>> 366MHz, the 600x had a Mobile Pentium III, either 500 or
> >>>> 650MHz.  I would have your wife try to get the exact
Model &
> >>>> Series information from the IBM service tag on the boffom of
> >>>> the unit.  Then you can really figure out what it is.
> >>>>
> >>>> The 600 series thinkpads were nice machines in their time,
> >>>> but I wouldn't waste $$$ on one now, when you can buy
> >>>> refurbished 1.2 P4 notebooks online for $400!
> >>>>
> >>>> George
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>>>>> 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-  

-- 

Chimo,
      Kenn
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