From: Tim Vetter (uwe_at_odb.rhein-main.de)
Date: Fri Dec 09 1994 - 18:31:46 EST
>If anyone has successfully installed NT (any version) on their ThinkPad
>755c????
Apparently Microsoft has, as the 75x machines are on the official Hardware
Compatibility List (at least for 3.5), which only includes gear that MS
testers have actually tried out.
Caveats:
1. No built-in PCMCIA support. And as far as I know, none of the card
manufacturers is shipping NT add-in drivers yet, either.
2. Best available video resolution is 640x480x16, on both the LCD screen
and external monitors.
3. Possible problems addressing Extended IDE hardrive space > 520 Megs.
I'm not certain whether this applies to the large TP drives, but it is known
that not all EIDE drives are 100% compatible with NT.
As for what you can do to get 3.1 to install, my best advice is to run out
and buy the upgrade. 3.5 has a much improved auto-installer, and runs a
good deal faster in half as much RAM. A real solid product, I have it on my
desktop machine now, too bad the above deficiencies make it a non-contender
(for my needs anyway) as a notebook OS.
Any further word from Windows 95 beta testers (I know there's at least one
of you) on how it fares on a ThinkPad?
Best,
Tim Vetter
Frankfurt
uwe_at_odb.rhein-main.de
(On topic and behaving himself,
while trying desperately to stifle a giggling fit)
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