560e - newbie questions

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From: claire catmobile (gimmieaibo_at_yahoo.co.uk)
Date: Thu Sep 20 2001 - 17:33:29 EDT


hi all, first post to the list.

i've just obtained a 560e (150mmx/32mb/2gig) primarily
for music sequencing purposes. i wonder if anyone
could answer a few questions.

- i've read mixed things about the pcmcia slots. are
they actually cardbus compatible under win98? the
overview of a 3com ethernet card on the ibm site seems
to suggest that's the case. if it is - would the
thinkpad (theoretically, if not practically) support
usb?

- when playing audio, the sound occasionally skips
briefly. this seems to happen when i move the mouse.
freeing memory (using analogx maxmem) doesn't do much
to solve it - any ideas, anyone?

- how many simms can the machine take at once?

- the "IBM Thinkpad 560 Family Port Replicator" has no
pcmcia slots. am i to assume the existing pcmcia slots
are accessible while the machine is docked? (yes,
strange question but i don't have any experience of
these things!)

- finally... (i promise)... this is a used machine,
and when i got it i noticed the 'mouse' buttons have
rubbed slightly on the screen causing marks (more
noticeable when the machine is off). is this a design
quirk?

pheweee.... best to get it all out :)

thanks very much in advance,

claire x

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