From: Bill Morrow (penzance_at_icanect.net)
Date: Tue Aug 03 1999 - 13:23:29 EDT
I was surprised at the change in the bios on the one 570 i have seen..
this might be a new way ibm has chosen, but i have not heard anything...
that 570 is now with its happy customer in italy.. :-)
A Kumar wrote:
> My mom just got a 570 and I have been playing with it and found a few things
> that I thought were odd.
> 1)The notebook isn't covered in the rubbery material like other ThinkPads
> 2)It doesn't have the "ThinkPad bios" with the duck pointer. The only other
> ThinkPad that I have seen without it was the 701. With the 701 you could
> bring up the bios when ever you needed it(very cool)
> 3)Hibernating works even if there is a network card in the notebook
> 4)Hibernating seems quicker then my 600, both going into and waking up from.
>
> After using it for a while I have gotten used to the new material and like
> the way it doesn't get dirty like my 600. I also like the fact that you can
> hibernate with a network card in the computer, does anyone know how to do
> this with a 600? I don't like the new bios its like the generic BIOS's you
> find in other computers.
>
> Just looking for comments about these points.
>
> A Kumar
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