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#Thinkpad 750c

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#141494From: John K. JordanDec 12, 1994 10:34 PM
I'm about to try to install 3DS4 on my IBM Thinkpad 750c. Does anyone have any experience with this combo or any hints, suggestions, or warnings? JKJ
#141507From: Dave Byrnes [AEC TM]Dec 12, 1994 11:24 PM
John – I think the 750C has an enhanced parallel port. It'll be interesting to see if the dongle works… Let us know, ok? I have a 750Ce which does not have the EPP, but I haven't installed 3DS on it… yet… Won't you mind only having 256 colours? Dave
#141702From: John K. JordanDec 13, 1994 11:56 PM
Thanks, Dave, for the heads-up on the parallel port. I'll check it out. >>256 colors… The ability to carry 3DS around should be a pretty good trade for the color resolution. I've spent many evenings in hotel rooms wishing I was not 1500 miles from my modeling machine. Also, I do all my 3DS work at home, then drive a half-hour or so if I need to go into work. To tweak something and rerender a frame it's an hour roundtrip. The laptop should help a lot (it only has 12 megs of memory though, yikes!) JKJ
#141578From: Nik Grant [adesk]Dec 13, 1994 10:52 AM
Check out the HWLOCK.TXT file – it mentions IBM Thinkpads. File Info for HWLOCK.TXT Section: Autodesk 3D Studio Contributor: 71722,170 Size: 11785 Submitted: 6/29/94 Type: Text Accesses: 917 Title: HW locks and 3D Studio Keys: HW LOCK 3D STUDIO 3DS This is an update to the HWLOCK.TXT file. [download time at 2400 baud: 1 min]
#141703From: John K. JordanDec 13, 1994 11:56 PM
>>HWLOCK.TXT… Thany you much for this info. I'd read the original file but wasn't aware that it had been updated. I'll check it out. JKJ
#141688From: Jimmy Giliberti [COMPAQ]Dec 13, 1994 10:10 PM
"I'm about to try to install 3DS4 on my IBM Thinkpad 750c. Does anyone have any experience with this combo or any hints, suggestions, or warnings?" I don't know about version 4, but I ran 3DS3 on my thinkpad 750C when I was still at IBM… JimmyG – Manager Portable Systems Software Development
#141700From: John K. JordanDec 13, 1994 11:56 PM
Thanks, Jim. I'll will proceed with optimizm! JKJ