Re: buying a thinkpad without microsoft is NOT POSSIBLE from IBM

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From: Bill Morrow (penzance_at_gate.net)
Date: Thu Oct 17 2002 - 00:16:08 EDT

perhaps with some urging, ibm might offer os/2 support on all the thinkpad
line..
but that is like a herd of flea (fleas?) pushing gibralter.. the effect, if
any, will take a long long time..

if you are so inclined and want to share your method, a short dissertation,
on how you managed to get OS/2 and Wxp on the T30 would help others..
i'll post it on thinkpads.com either with or without attribution to you, as
you wish..

<------------------------------->
Cordially, :-)
Bill Morrow
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Mike Ryan" <mike94109_at_yahoo.com>
To: "Bill Morrow" <marrow_at_adelphia.net>; "ThinkPad Mail List"
<thinkpad_at_cs.utk.edu>
Sent: Wednesday, October 16, 2002 11:17 PM
Subject: Re: buying a thinkpad without microsoft is NOT POSSIBLE from IBM

> Thanks Bill. This is exactly why I purchased the T30
> with WinXP - because I knew IBM would not sell me a
> T30 without a Microsoft operating system. It is also
> why I requested the IBM WinXP T30 Restore CDs AND a
> second 40GNX hard drive. I do have the OS/2 Boot
> Manager installed so I could, if wanted, boot to WinXP
> but I have no reason to do so. With IBM's most recent
> release of the updated OS/2 operating system I have
> everything I need for computing. As we speak I am
> downloading MP3's while listening to a station on
> Shoutcase using a free MP3 player/recorder available
> nly for OS/2 systems. The author, Dink, has added
> editing and converting to wav ability for burning to
> CD - which I take to work for all to enjoy.
>
> Your information is always appreciated. I LOVE my
> T30!
>
> Mike
> Posting VIA OS/2 and my T30 ThinkPad!
>
>
> --- Bill Morrow <penzance_at_gate.net> wrote:
> > Sadly i was wrong..
> > IBM can NOT sell a thinkpad without an OS.. and M$
> > is the only OS
> > available..
> >
> > <------------------------------->
> > Cordially, :-)
> > Bill Morrow
> > WEB page http://thinkpads.com
> > thinkpads.com Open Forum
> >
>
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