[cctalk] Re: OS2 on a ThinkPad

That's true. Part of the trouble was just finding a ThinkPad still in decent enough shape. They're note equipment but not exactly ToughBook tanks. For many, the plastic case has just become brittle. And I'm not sure if the cooling was really adequate for the Pentium's (especially if the case gets compromised and has any sort of large crack). But I'd get one that ended up with a busted floppy, or a busted CD, or sour screen, etc. Installing from CD was really what I was going for (Warp 3 Connect), and many of the CD equipped ThinkPad's are just too new. Then I saw inconsistencies across the same model line (for example some could boot to CD or PCMCIA, some couldn't). I thought perhaps they were just re-badged instances, but then realized: oh, it was due to firmware update differences over time. Anyhow, sorry to distract about 1990's stuff . Anyone got a working Univac-422? :) A modern-retro remake of one those would be neat, but it seems it's always all about the PDP's instead :P On Sat, Oct 26, 2024 at 12:50 PM David Schmidt via cctalk < cctalk(a)classiccmp.org&gt; wrote: > Steve Lewis wrote: >> I'll do a write up on the adventure soon-ish, I'm still trying to figure >> out the TCP/IP settings stuff for OS/2. > You stand a much better chance of getting OS/2 drivers for IBM-produced > machines than just about anyone else's, but hat's off to you for getting it > done. > > I (and I'm sure lots of others) can help if you need it navigating > LAPS/MPTS/TCP/IP settings. The stack is coming from a much more naive era > with respect to security; you probably don't want to set up an FTP server, > for example. ;-) > > - David >