I bought an IBM Think Pad 25640 about
5 or so years ago. It is a really nifty little notebook
computer but it did not have a CD reader.
I bought a PackBack Micro-Solutions PCMCI
CD read writer for it. I need it to run
windows only data aq software.

I had a Windows 2000 and I wanted to upgrade from
Windows 98. I got most of the way through
and Windows 2000 could not access the PackPack
to finish installing. In fact it disable the Back Pack
and wanted the original 3.5 inch floppy disk that came with the
computer. I can't find it so now I am screwed.

So typical of windows. Linux does not care what you do
and you can always just download a copy of the OS.

One does not get new OS's on floppy's anymore.

I guess the Think Pad is now junk.

If you buy a new computer tape the O.S. disk that came
with it (if any) to the cover. Many times the Micro Shit O.S. does
not come with the computer. If something happens your SOL.
What a mess.

Too bad people are still selling software that only
runs on Windows.

If somebody has the 3.5 inch Think Pad floppy please copy it
and send it to me. I will reward you.

Paul Lamar


Paul,

If you ThinkPad OS came on floppy, it's a lot more than five years old. The
X61s on which I'm replying is three years old. The X41 that preceded also
served for three years, as did the X20 before that. All of them came with
either a set of original CDs, or a hidden partition on the hard drive that
contained all of the OEM programming.

Csaba

Could be. I bought it used in Melbourne Australia July 2002.
Maybe that is why I cannot find the boot floppy. I forget
about that until I checked the date on some of the pictures
I took back then.

BTW the Linux OS is in flash memory in my solid state drive EeePC.
Press a couple of function keys and it reloads the OS if corrupted.
I think all computers should work this way. When the OS is on the
hard disk it can be easily corrupted. You could reflash your
computer like they reflash car computers. One could upsize
the hard drive just by plugging it in.


Paul Lamar