From: Bruce Markowitz (scosgt_at_worldnet.att.net)
Date: Tue Sep 04 2001 - 07:33:22 EDT
There is a parallel port kit available from IBM which makes the internal
floppy work thru the priner port.
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From: "LightSide/ Click" <Light.Side_at_gte.net>
To: "THINKPAD_at_CS.UTK.EDU" <THINKPAD_at_cs.utk.edu>
Sent: Monday, September 03, 2001 9:31 PM
Subject: Re: floppies on T series
> On Fri, 31 Aug 2001 10:28:38 -0400, thinkpad_at_twocedars.mailshell.com
wrote:
>
> I hope everyone had a good labor day (even those in labor! hehe).
>
> >On the IBM web site, looking at the list of T series machines, I see some
> >with a floppy described as "Internal", some with "Internal or External
with
> >optional cable" and some with "Internal/Swappable".
> >
> >Don't these machines all have the same floppy?
> >
> >I thought it was swappable and could be used externally with an optional
> >cable.
>
> I'm not sure what external with cable they could be talking about unless
it's the USB floppy in which case you
> can't remove the cable w/o breaking it. There is no "external" floppy port
on the T-20's I work with at work.
> There is the slim bay floppy (which is probably their internal/swappable
item) and external would most likely be
> the USB. I don't dismiss the possiblity of an external floppy cable, but
I just don't know where it'd hook up.
> Maybe the T-22's have such port? Bill??
>
>
> My $0.02 worth
>
> Robert
>
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