From ilug-admin@linux.ie Wed Aug 28 10:48:59 2002 Return-Path: Delivered-To: zzzz@localhost.netnoteinc.com Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by phobos.labs.netnoteinc.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5F6FD44156 for ; Wed, 28 Aug 2002 05:48:04 -0400 (EDT) Received: from phobos [127.0.0.1] by localhost with IMAP (fetchmail-5.9.0) for zzzz@localhost (single-drop); Wed, 28 Aug 2002 10:48:04 +0100 (IST) Received: from lugh.tuatha.org (root@lugh.tuatha.org [194.125.145.45]) by dogma.slashnull.org (8.11.6/8.11.6) with ESMTP id g7S8UwZ16376 for ; Wed, 28 Aug 2002 09:30:58 +0100 Received: from lugh (root@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by lugh.tuatha.org (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id JAA10572; Wed, 28 Aug 2002 09:30:39 +0100 X-Authentication-Warning: lugh.tuatha.org: Host root@localhost [127.0.0.1] claimed to be lugh Received: from escargot.esatclear.ie (escargot.esatclear.ie [194.145.128.30]) by lugh.tuatha.org (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id JAA10541 for ; Wed, 28 Aug 2002 09:30:30 +0100 Received: from esatclear.ie (r-airlock096.esatclear.ie [194.165.171.96]) by escargot.esatclear.ie (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id JAA11953 for ; Wed, 28 Aug 2002 09:30:25 +0100 Message-Id: <3D6C8A7A.6090302@esatclear.ie> Date: Wed, 28 Aug 2002 09:31:55 +0100 From: Paul Kelly User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Macintosh; U; PPC Mac OS X; en-US; rv:1.1) Gecko/20020824 X-Accept-Language: en-us, en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: ilug@linux.ie Subject: Re: [ILUG] Using Normal IDE Device with a Dell Latitude CPx laptop References: <3D6BEFBB.2030103@Sun.COM> <3D6BFF48.8050306@cunniffe.net> <20020828081121.GI1696@jinny.ie> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: ilug-admin@linux.ie Errors-To: ilug-admin@linux.ie X-Mailman-Version: 1.1 Precedence: bulk List-Id: Irish Linux Users' Group X-Beenthere: ilug@linux.ie John P. Looney wrote: >>There is absolutely no way to use a conventional 3.5" drive with a >>laptop directly. > Ah, they told me that about my A1200. > > Worked a charm. Until I dropped the disk one day onto concrete. Go on. Tell them how long the /first/ one lasted. I vote external firewire if the laptop has the ports for it. Paul. -- Irish Linux Users' Group: ilug@linux.ie http://www.linux.ie/mailman/listinfo/ilug for (un)subscription information. List maintainer: listmaster@linux.ie