Re: PCMCIA modem recomend

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From: Randal Whittle (whittle_at_chaph.usc.edu)
Date: Thu Apr 28 1994 - 14:03:13 EDT


> >difficulty (getting that cover off is a *bear*--I've found the only way to
> >do it easily is to open the keyboard, remove the hard drive, and push the
> >little hook back).
>
> I find that the PCMCIA cover is very easy to remove by inserting a
> paper clip into the little groove on the side of the cover. It seems
> to me that this groove was specifically put there for this purpose.

        I don't have much luck getting anything down that little groove.
 
> If you can't find one, you could order part 66G4423 Paper Clip from
> IBM. heh heh.

        This would be funnier if it weren't so TRUE! :)
 
> By the way, I just bought the Megahertz XJ1144 modem at the new CompUSA
> super store in NYC for $280.

        Good price--but are you aware that MHz has had a model XJ2144
available for some time now? It emulates a 16550 UART chip--the XJ1144
does not. You may want to exchange it.

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Randy Whittle whittle_at_scf.usc.edu
University of Southern California School of Business (Fight on, 'SC Trojans!)
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