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Just how old is the red, green and blue IBM lettering...

Last post by AlphaKilo470 « Thu May 19, 2005 5:32 pm
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by AlphaKilo470 » Tue May 03, 2005 9:22 pm

The red green and blue logo was around on ThinkPAds from the get go with the ThinkPad 700c, but I found an old circa 1959 typewriter ad in which IBM...

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Thu May 19, 2005 5:32 pm
Top Ten Reasons To Buy a Dell - Notebookforums.com

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by Orbitz » Thu May 05, 2005 10:45 am

Haha...I don't necessarily agree with all the points but I did have to laugh just a little :)

1. I love trying to figure out if I am a Home Office...

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Mon May 16, 2005 11:40 am
Brother laser printer advice?

Last post by daeojkim « Mon May 16, 2005 10:58 am
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by abb » Sun May 15, 2005 12:45 pm

i'm looking to purchase a not too expensive black and white laser printer with automatic duplexing capability to accompany my t42 23739xu. can...

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Mon May 16, 2005 10:58 am
Powerbook Vs. Thinkpad

Last post by asiafish « Mon May 16, 2005 12:28 am
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by GoEatFood » Wed May 04, 2005 8:14 pm
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alright, this is real off topic...

so, the ship time for my FVU is about a month...I don't really mind waiting that long...it just sucks and I need...
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Last post by asiafish
Mon May 16, 2005 12:28 am
How much has your ThinkPad depreciated?

Last post by benplaut « Sun May 15, 2005 5:49 pm
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by K. Eng » Wed May 04, 2005 8:27 am

I was curious as to how much my T40 was still worth, so I went on eBay and took a look at used T40s with about a year warranty left. Only $750-800...

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Sun May 15, 2005 5:49 pm
I Have GOT to Get One of These!!!

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by JHEM » Wed May 11, 2005 12:54 pm
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Sun May 15, 2005 10:33 am
Glazer completes takeover of Manchester United

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by K. Eng » Fri May 13, 2005 1:29 am

Glazer now owns a 57% share of the club after buying the 28.7% stake of Irish racing tycoons JP MacManus and John Magnier.

I just heard on the BBC...

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Fri May 13, 2005 9:15 am
Got Seagate momentus 5400.2 100GB.. put it in A31p

Last post by daeojkim « Fri May 13, 2005 12:42 am
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by daeojkim » Fri May 06, 2005 1:36 am

So I got a Seagate 5400.2 100GB to replace the noisy HD in A31p. I was going to go with 7k60 but decided against it after reading benchmarks and...

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Fri May 13, 2005 12:42 am
Thinkpad modding / customizing (appearance not performance)

Last post by slagmi « Tue May 10, 2005 4:15 pm
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by tabithaboof » Tue May 10, 2005 1:20 pm

A user in a different forum mentioned that some Japanese users got to great lengths to import a US keyboard to replace their local one. I have also...

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Tue May 10, 2005 4:15 pm
In Turkey... (Image attached)

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by ThinkPad » Sun May 08, 2005 2:58 am

Im in Turkey right now on some work. I was going around town and I snapped a pic of the local bikers.

my bad, didnt know, images were not allowed...

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Mon May 09, 2005 1:30 am
#thinkpads on Freenode or Other server?

Last post by BillMorrow « Thu May 05, 2005 10:35 pm
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by revolutionary_one » Wed May 04, 2005 11:41 pm

Ok, ive been pondering this for a while now....

Why doesn't bill or an avid Thinkpad user create a channel on Freenode for a wide range of issues in...

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Thu May 05, 2005 10:35 pm
Need help with hard drive password on bootup.

Last post by Batuta « Thu May 05, 2005 9:08 am
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by Sirnice » Tue Apr 26, 2005 12:00 am

I know this is not really thinkpad related but since most of you are very knowledgable, maybe someone know the solution to my problem.

I have a hard...

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Thu May 05, 2005 9:08 am
Silly Nonsense

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by Batuta » Fri Apr 29, 2005 6:03 pm
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Tue May 03, 2005 12:24 am
New Apple OS released today

Last post by K. Eng « Mon May 02, 2005 4:03 pm
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by asiafish » Fri Apr 29, 2005 7:04 pm

Being the off-topic section and all, I'd like to report that my PowerBook is now happily running Cupertino's latest and greatest.

Tiger, otherwise...

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Last post by K. Eng
Mon May 02, 2005 4:03 pm
larry paige (co founder of google)'s thinkpad?

Last post by eigh « Mon May 02, 2005 2:05 pm
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by eigh » Sun May 01, 2005 1:41 am

ok so my brother graduated from the university of michigan computer science department today, it was cool. at the engineering comencement cerimoney,...

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Mon May 02, 2005 2:05 pm
New Apple OS released today

Last post by AlphaKilo470 « Sun May 01, 2005 11:02 pm
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by asiafish » Sun May 01, 2005 6:17 pm

The first version of OSX is the slowest, and each version released has been faster and faster on older and older hardware.

Version 10.0 will run...

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Last post by AlphaKilo470
Sun May 01, 2005 11:02 pm
Is it just me?

Last post by G-Man « Sun May 01, 2005 4:19 pm
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by GoEatFood » Sun May 01, 2005 2:36 pm

haha, waiting for my thinkpad to come in the mail is like waiting to open my christmas presents when I was younger...but, with an even longer...

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Last post by G-Man
Sun May 01, 2005 4:19 pm
Woman were are you?

Last post by AlphaKilo470 « Sat Apr 30, 2005 1:31 pm
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by joprodse » Sun Apr 24, 2005 4:33 pm

There seems to be very few woman in this forum?

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Last post by AlphaKilo470
Sat Apr 30, 2005 1:31 pm
YOU OWN NOTHING! (so says Michael Robertson of Linspire)

Last post by GoEatFood « Sat Apr 30, 2005 1:05 am
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by BillMorrow » Fri Apr 29, 2005 12:42 am

You Own Nothing

Michael Robertson of Linspire writes in an email bulliten:

About a year ago, it was revealed that I was the benefactor for the...

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Last post by GoEatFood
Sat Apr 30, 2005 1:05 am
seagate external HD?

Last post by Orbitz « Fri Apr 29, 2005 7:50 pm
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by GoEatFood » Tue Apr 26, 2005 4:27 pm

at an electronics place by where I live there is a 100GB external segate HD...does any one have any experence with these?? or any external HD's in...

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Last post by Orbitz
Fri Apr 29, 2005 7:50 pm
Treo 650 which carrier...or any other smart phones?

Last post by Orbitz « Fri Apr 29, 2005 1:00 pm
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by nowstime » Fri Apr 29, 2005 1:13 am

Hi~

I'm planning to get a Treo 650 to replace my black and white Samsung phone...

I found Treo 650 is covered by Sprint, Cingular and earth...

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Last post by Orbitz
Fri Apr 29, 2005 1:00 pm
how many patents does microsoft have?

Last post by egibbs « Thu Apr 28, 2005 6:18 am
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by xcrunner51 » Tue Apr 26, 2005 10:20 pm

I'm writing a paper on Microsofts monopoly and how it pertains to microeconomics and i'd trying to find out how many total patents microsoft holds...

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Last post by egibbs
Thu Apr 28, 2005 6:18 am
Whys is "how many patents does microsoft have?" th

Last post by Bob Collins « Wed Apr 27, 2005 11:39 pm
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by Bob Collins » Wed Apr 27, 2005 11:43 am

Out of curiosity, why did this thread get locked? I would have liked to hear more of xcrunner51's thoughts on why/how the patents might be related to...

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Wed Apr 27, 2005 11:39 pm
Summer is finally coming to Denmark | Note: Big pic

Last post by GoEatFood « Wed Apr 27, 2005 10:38 am
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by Torque » Wed Apr 13, 2005 2:21 pm

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Hello thinkpad forums :D

Yeah, I know that this seems ALOT off topic, but I wanted to share this picture I...

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Last post by GoEatFood
Wed Apr 27, 2005 10:38 am
I need a scannaer Help Me

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by atct86 » Tue Apr 26, 2005 2:23 pm

I need a scanner mostly photos, and some slides.

I want sub $225
would like it to have an auto feeder

quality and speed are important

I was...

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Last post by atct86
Tue Apr 26, 2005 2:23 pm
Why I am now never going to buy an Apple computer.

Last post by asiafish « Mon Apr 25, 2005 8:25 am
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by AlphaKilo470 » Sat Jan 08, 2005 10:32 pm
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I have posted below a hyperlink to a news articlew in which you'll find out why I've decided to use IBM's and IBM cmpatibles and why I'll never touch...
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Mon Apr 25, 2005 8:25 am
What's one thing you learned from building your own desktop?

Last post by yukit « Mon Apr 25, 2005 2:09 am
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by K. Eng » Mon Apr 18, 2005 8:34 pm

Just for fun, since I know at least some people here build their own desktops. One thing I learned is to avoid 40mm sleve bearing fans as much as...

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Last post by yukit
Mon Apr 25, 2005 2:09 am
Anyone using the Microsoft Optical Mouse by Starck?

Last post by AlphaKilo470 « Sat Apr 23, 2005 3:29 pm
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by PetraM » Sat Apr 23, 2005 7:39 am

Well I do. And it's crap. The cable coming out of the mouse got loose and lost it's plastic covering. Now the mouse is hanging on a thin string.. I...

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Last post by AlphaKilo470
Sat Apr 23, 2005 3:29 pm
$250 worth of upgrades?

Last post by daeojkim « Sat Apr 23, 2005 3:16 pm
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by benplaut » Wed Apr 20, 2005 12:07 am

i was given (for my Bar Mitzvah), by my uncle, a $250 gift certificate to NewEgg. Needless to say, it is an outstanding gift (thank god it wasn't a...

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Last post by daeojkim
Sat Apr 23, 2005 3:16 pm
what to buy??

Last post by kanate « Sat Apr 23, 2005 3:08 am
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by GoEatFood » Sat Apr 23, 2005 12:07 am

what do you guys think would be the best thing to get...I have a 160 dollar refund thing from frys electronics. but, I have no idea what to buy? most...

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Sat Apr 23, 2005 3:08 am
Widespread Internet Attack Cripples Computers with Spyware

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by Slammed » Fri Apr 22, 2005 9:19 am

Widespread Internet Attack Cripples Computers with Spyware

Thu Apr 21, 3:00 PM ET Technology - PC World

Erik Larkin, Medill News Service...

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Fri Apr 22, 2005 9:19 am
Is there a way to LOCK my t42 keyboard?

Last post by corleone « Thu Apr 21, 2005 8:43 am
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by corleone » Tue Apr 19, 2005 8:23 am

I am in law school and must sit in very small desks. OFten times i can not have my computer open as well as my cumbersome law books. Is there a way...

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Thu Apr 21, 2005 8:43 am
Biometric locker locks

Last post by admsteiner « Wed Apr 20, 2005 4:55 pm
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by admsteiner » Tue Apr 19, 2005 3:46 pm

Hey,

I was wondeirng if anyone has heard of a locker lock (like the combination locks by masterlock) that opens based on a fingerprint scanner......

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Last post by admsteiner
Wed Apr 20, 2005 4:55 pm
My T43 dropped $52 in 2 weeks. Check IBM's prices.

Last post by DoS « Tue Apr 19, 2005 7:54 am
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by DoS » Mon Apr 18, 2005 12:52 pm

Worth a call or couple of clicks to save some money by doing a simple price check IMO.

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Tue Apr 19, 2005 7:54 am
Adobe to acquire Macromedia

Last post by rjm1135 « Mon Apr 18, 2005 11:48 pm

by rjm1135 » Mon Apr 18, 2005 11:48 pm

What the subject says. Apologies if this old news.

Cheers,
Rob.

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Mon Apr 18, 2005 11:48 pm
Transmeta leaving the x86 processor business?

Last post by Batuta « Mon Apr 18, 2005 9:36 am
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by K. Eng » Fri Apr 01, 2005 5:54 pm

I'm sort of disappointed. I remember reading about TMTA back in late 1999 and thinking that their Crusoe chip would be great for notebooks. And then...

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Last post by Batuta
Mon Apr 18, 2005 9:36 am
IBM shares slip on weak earnings

Last post by Batuta « Mon Apr 18, 2005 9:34 am
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by dd » Sat Apr 16, 2005 5:52 pm

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Mon Apr 18, 2005 9:34 am
Update: DELL LCDs on SALE Again!!!

Last post by kaplanfx « Fri Apr 15, 2005 11:27 pm
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by JHEM » Thu Mar 10, 2005 6:44 pm

Dell is again selling their LCD monitors for deep discounts!

Dell UltraSharp 20.1 standard or widescreen LCD displays for $502 shipped...

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Last post by kaplanfx
Fri Apr 15, 2005 11:27 pm
Bugger!

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by JHEM » Wed Apr 13, 2005 9:48 am

Every now and then you come across something on the internet that just makes you smile.

I have a distant cousin in NZ who is a sheep shagge......,...

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Fri Apr 15, 2005 3:30 am
Hitachi 7K60 On Sale at Dell!

Last post by JHEM « Thu Apr 14, 2005 11:52 pm
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by JHEM » Mon Apr 11, 2005 3:45 pm

Dell small business has the Hitachi 7K60 on sale for $135 with free shipping after applying coupon code: T$0DQDJ8X4N7M2 This is $35 to $40 off...

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Thu Apr 14, 2005 11:52 pm
Question about PHPBB.

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by pat » Thu Apr 14, 2005 12:02 pm

Hi, I'm running a message board for school (phpBB) and I'm having trouble uploading my logo. I get a slew of errors that mean gibberish to me. Was it...

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Last post by baraider
Thu Apr 14, 2005 8:54 pm
HP NW8240 IS OUT

Last post by BillMorrow « Thu Apr 14, 2005 7:57 pm
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by CoolDragon » Wed Apr 06, 2005 8:27 pm
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Just noticed that NW8240 is out, pretty powerful (something are better than T43p).
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Last post by BillMorrow
Thu Apr 14, 2005 7:57 pm
Router Question... please help

Last post by slagmi « Thu Apr 14, 2005 2:49 pm
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by corleone » Wed Apr 13, 2005 5:12 pm

I can figure this out... I have road runner DSL cable modem running directly into my mini dock for my t42... works great...

I am tired of my room...

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Last post by slagmi
Thu Apr 14, 2005 2:49 pm
Gmail 2 GB!!!

Last post by jjackson02 « Wed Apr 13, 2005 7:53 pm
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by daeojkim » Fri Apr 01, 2005 2:11 pm

Wow Google is surprising us all once again.

Since Yahoo matched their 1GB e-mail storage Google is increasing the storage to 2GB.

When am i gonna...

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Wed Apr 13, 2005 7:53 pm
Call Center / Bug Tracking Software?

Last post by nikemen « Wed Apr 13, 2005 10:54 am
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by mattfromomaha » Mon Apr 11, 2005 11:07 am

Hey, I have a question for everyone.

Here's the background information: I work for a two-provider medical practice part-time as the IT...

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Wed Apr 13, 2005 10:54 am
HDD ugrade? USB 2.0 to IDE Adapter For 2.5"/3.5"/5

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by DoS » Wed Apr 13, 2005 9:44 am

~$19

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Wed Apr 13, 2005 9:44 am
Superdrives in future thinkpads?

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by Torque » Fri Apr 08, 2005 12:46 pm

Hello Thinkpad forums :D

Yesterday, I was helping one of my mates setting up his newly purchased Airport (apple'ish for WLAN Router/accespoint). For...

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Tue Apr 12, 2005 7:04 pm
Can't Contact IBM?!?!?!

Last post by benplaut « Sat Apr 09, 2005 8:00 pm
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by benplaut » Fri Apr 08, 2005 8:51 pm

well... i think i bought a Atheros mini-pci card from IBM, but i can't seem to get any information about anything! I went to order status on their...

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Last post by benplaut
Sat Apr 09, 2005 8:00 pm
So it's not a ThinkPad topic... (TV setup) - Large Pic

Last post by jjackson02 « Fri Apr 08, 2005 1:41 pm
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by jjackson02 » Thu Apr 07, 2005 9:23 pm

Well, not so much TV as projector. It's a Proxima lightbook LB20 which I have connected to my WinXP Media Centre system. I've been using it as my...

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Last post by jjackson02
Fri Apr 08, 2005 1:41 pm
Daylight Savings

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by AlphaKilo470 » Thu Apr 07, 2005 6:57 pm

In my profile, I do have the correct settings for timezone (I'm in EDT, GMT-5) but ever since daylight savings, the forum on my comp has been an hour...

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Thu Apr 07, 2005 6:57 pm

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