On Tue, 07 Apr 2009 07:02 +0100, "Ted Frater" <[email protected]> wrote: [snip] > Also from the time of the 600e up to the a31p was probably the best > built time of thinkpads. So they should last longer than earlier and > later models. > I was surprised last week, I was offered a 600e, P2 266 as new and > complete. The previous owner tried to put XP on it!! with 64mb ram. > Only just booted! then hung. I put the max ram it would take, and it > now chuggs along quite nicely. > Paid $40.00 for it ,just for fun. > Ted > Dorset > UK > Thinkpad dealer.
They definitely are good systems. I have a 600E (366MHz?) that lived with me for many years, then with my parents for years, and is now back on my shelf. Other than the battery it is in perfect condition. It has Win98 since I haven't had a need to use it and upgrade the memory and OS, but I don't doubt it would be capable. I also have an A21p that is our main 'take it along on the trip' laptop. Again, other than the battery it is perfect. Damn batteries! The parent's "new" laptop is an A31p which is also in excellent condition. Ted - where do you find RAM for the 600E and what's the max you've put in one? Thanks, Rob -- http://www.fastmail.fm - A fast, anti-spam email service. _______________________________________________ Thinkpad mailing list [email protected] http://stderr.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/thinkpad
