Replying to a message of Roger Nelson to Bob Ackley:

 RN> Bob Ackley wrote in a message to Roger Nelson:

 BA>> Haven't checked in a couple of years.  Probably.  There are boxes of
 BA>> them around here, all but one of them are 486s and I'm keeping that
 BA>> one.  Most are Thinkpad 75x, 360 or 350 (I think).  

 RN> Well, if you come across one when you have nothing better to do than
 RN> look for it, please let me know.  In my current cramped quarters, a
 RN> laptop is the way to go if I want to experiment with another OS.  I
 RN> can't take this box offline because I have to be up 24/7 for my
 RN> links.  I'm thinking about (and have been threatening to do for a
 RN> long time) putting Warp 4 up with Fixpak 15.

If memory serves, you can only put up to Fixpack 8 on a 486.  Fixpacks
after that require a Pentium.  This box is a 486 and runs Warp 4 just 
fine with no fix packs.

 RN>  Of course, I'll need a
 RN> bunch of drivers for the system to work properly, but I should be
 RN> able to find them at Hobbes.  I heard that Danni came out with some
 RN> updated drivers for Warp.

Yes she did.  I have one of the recent versions on my box downstairs, altho'
I think she's come out with at least one more since I grabbed that one.

 BA>> The batteries are probably bad in all of them, though - and those 
 BA>> NIMH batteries are expen$ive (I don't recommend eBay for such 
 BA>> things because there's no guarantee), as are the wall-warts if you
 BA>> can find one. 

 RN> You can run a laptop without batteries, can't you?  I mean just using
 RN> its power suppy?

Yes you can.  But IIRC a battery has to be in the box for it to work.  It doesn't
have to be a *good battery*, though.

Send me a snail address and I'll see what I can come up with.
email to rlackl1 at netscape dot net if you like, I check it every couple of
weeks whether I need to or not. 

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