From: "Ed Durrant" Received: from [192.168.100.201] (HELO mail.2rosenthals.com) by 2rosenthals.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.1.16) with ESMTP id 1862460 for os2-wireless_users@2rosenthals.com; Fri, 23 Oct 2009 17:21:15 -0400 Received: from secmgr-va.2rosenthals.com ([162.83.95.194] helo=mail2.2rosenthals.com) by secmgr-ny.randr with esmtps (TLSv1:AES256-SHA:256) (Exim 4.43) id 1N1RZO-00010E-M9 for os2-wireless_users@2rosenthals.com; Fri, 23 Oct 2009 17:21:14 -0400 Received: from nskntmtas02p.mx.bigpond.com ([61.9.168.140]:49951) by mail2.2rosenthals.com with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1N1RZH-0007LO-1A for os2-wireless_users@2rosenthals.com; Fri, 23 Oct 2009 17:21:03 -0400 Received: from nskntotgx03p.mx.bigpond.com ([58.165.212.68]) by nskntmtas02p.mx.bigpond.com with ESMTP id <20091023212100.FEFG93.nskntmtas02p.mx.bigpond.com@nskntotgx03p.mx.bigpond.com> for ; Fri, 23 Oct 2009 21:21:00 +0000 Received: from [192.168.100.2] (really [58.165.212.68]) by nskntotgx03p.mx.bigpond.com with ESMTP id <20091023212059.ZWVA28036.nskntotgx03p.mx.bigpond.com@[192.168.100.2]> for ; Fri, 23 Oct 2009 21:20:59 +0000 X-CTCH-RefID: str=0001.0A020202.4AE21E3F.0192,ss=1,fgs=0 Message-ID: <4AE21E40.3000406@durrant.mine.nu> Date: Sat, 24 Oct 2009 08:21:04 +1100 User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.21 (OS/2/20090411) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: OS/2 Wireless Users Mailing List Subject: Re: [OS2Wireless] Re: Cannot get DHCP References: In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Authentication-Info: Submitted using SMTP AUTH PLAIN at nskntotgx03p.mx.bigpond.com from [58.165.212.68] using ID edward.durrant@bigpond.com at Fri, 23 Oct 2009 21:20:59 +0000 X-RPD-ScanID: Class unknown; VirusThreatLevel unknown, RefID str=0001.0A150202.4AE21E3C.0021,ss=1,fgs=0 X-Spam-Score: 0.0 (/) X-Spam-Report: _SUMMARY_ Stuart Updike wrote: > Stan Sidlov wrote: >> >> >> It's a shame because I really like the way Silver installed on >> this T23 and the fact that USB operates properly straight out of >> the box! >> >> >> well it should, its only v1.0 usb....... > Well, for whatever reason, it has never installed correctly with the > OS install, and I have not even been able to install it myself until > about a year ago. It has been a royal PIA. >> why don't you look for a t42? I saw them recently for under $300...... > Well, the truth is that I really do not like the touchpads and the way > the case is enlarged to accommodate them. I know. Most would call me > silly. > > Have a great day, Stan! > > Stu > > Hi Stu, I agree with your comments on the touchpad, I much prefer the small joystick button or ideally an external mouse. There are models of the T42 without that touchpad and in any case you can disable it in the BIOS - but as you say in either case the space is used, however in the models without the touchpad, that area of the laptop makes a good wrist rest area. -- Cheers/2 Ed eComStationAustralia podcast RSS feed http://eComStationAustralia.podbean.com/feed or iTunes Warpstock Europe at Stralsund, Germany 12-15 November 2009 http://www.warpstock.eu