Re: This is NOT a MS post

From: Bill Morrow (penzance_at_gate.net)
Date: Fri Oct 18 2002 - 14:35:04 EDT

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uhmm..
the printer port on the side of the 701 should be "live" as a parallel port
when booted (?) up in DOS..
you might need a driver for the PCMCIA port for that device..
when i load an OS on a 701 drive i pull the drive, load the files needed
onto the HDD and THEN load right from the HDD..

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----- Original Message -----
From: "ron julian" <fidel_at_webcoast2coast.net>
To: <thinkpad_at_cs.utk.edu>
Sent: Friday, October 18, 2002 2:14 PM
Subject: This is NOT a MS post

> ON topic, I am trying to work with my TP701. I have a PCMCIA universal
port
> replicator. I need to load it in dos mode FIRST, and turn on the printer
port.
> Then load SCSI parallel port drivers for my external CDRW. THEN, I can use
it to
> load windows or what ever.
>
> Is this possible? If so, How? Should the TP 701 be a door stop?
> Ron.
>
>
>

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