RE: [Thinkpad] Need old ThinkPad...

The butterfly model (701C and 701CS) required that the expansion thingy
(like a thick port replicator) be attached to use the serial port, and
the floppy drive was external. This would detract from a neat and
compact arrangement which I suspect may be a requirement?

A good 360C or 755C would probably be nearly ideal, very cheap and very
rugged, but may be slightly difficult to find. The 760EL's would be
good as well, and seem to still be fairly plentiful on Ebay, are in your
price range, and would also be more usable as a 'real computer' if
drastic need arose.

I have several old Thinkpads which I am holding onto for similar duty.
One day I will use one or more for data collection, most probably with a
weather station.

Jim

What came to mind was a 360C or a 755C.
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> [mailto:thinkpad-admin@stderr.org] On Behalf Of Michael Vang
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> Subject: [Thinkpad] Need old ThinkPad...
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> I need an old ThinkPad for a very weird setup, but I don't
> know what model would be suitable... I need something that
> can run DOS and it needs a serial port, at least 2MB of RAM,
> a 640x480 color LCD and a floppy drive... I can work without
> a hard drive and I don't really need a battery... I know this
> sounds weird, but the application it is to be used for is as
> a dedicated display for some electrical sensors attached to
> my ergometer... My most important criteria is the laptop must
> be very rugged, silent and reliable... Long term parts
> availability would be a plus... I would like to spend less
> than $200 for it if possible, and even less would be nice...
> (I've always wanted one of those butterfly keyboard models,
> but I don't know if one of those would be suitable!) Anyways,
> if you have something that fits that description (Especially
> if it is one of those butterfly ones!) please let me know so
> we can work out the details... Thanks!
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