... It's cheap ... any more ... Hi Tom, Thanks for the suggestion. I think you mean 192 MB, not 192 KB. That's probably what I am going to upgrade to. That...
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Phil Calvert
pcalvert.rm
Aug 24, 2004 12:54 am
... Hi Brooks, Thanks for the reply. I don't have my manual handy, so I couldn't look it up to double check. In that case I'm just going to buy a 128 MB...
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Phil Calvert
pcalvert.rm
Aug 31, 2004 12:42 pm
... Do you think putting a 256 MB SODIMM in one slot and leaving the other one empty would work? I was looking at prices of the different sizes, and a 256 MB...
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Phil Calvert
pcalvert.rm
Sep 2, 2004 11:29 am
... I asked a friend about this. He has built a number of computers and is a programmer by profession. According to him the answer is YES. Since the memory...
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Phil Calvert
pcalvert.rm
Sep 5, 2004 2:16 pm
... Just thought I'd post a follow-up. It looks like using a single 256 MB SODIMM should work, but only if you get the right kind. Which is apparently the...
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Phil Calvert
pcalvert.rm
Sep 5, 2004 4:12 pm
Anyone use your Transmonde to burn CDs or DVDs? I've been told that the CPUs in these notebooks are probably too slow for burning DVDs. I'm guessing that...
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Dan Christensen
jdchristense...
Sep 6, 2004 1:21 pm
... Never tried DVD's, but I used to burn CD's all the time, using a PCMCIA SCSI card and an external SCSI HP CD writer. I think I would burn at 4x (the...
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Phil Calvert
pcalvert.rm
Oct 1, 2004 6:07 pm
... Hi Dan, Thanks for the reply, and sorry for my tardy response. I will soon be buying an external DVD burner, so we'll know the answer before long. It'll...
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Phil Calvert
pcalvert.rm
Oct 1, 2004 7:14 pm
I just upgraded my Vivante SE to 256 MB. I wish I had done it a couple of years ago. A lot of people recommend Crucial for memory, but I think their RAM is ...
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Brooks K. Rownd
bkrrrrr
Oct 14, 2004 3:13 pm
Since my Vivante SE battery is down to about 2/3 to 1/2 the capacity it once had, I've been thinking of getting an external battery pack or two to extend my...
677
kscomputers
Oct 23, 2004 11:20 pm
I have a Vivante XL P266 for sale. it has been a great laptop for years, but it is time to upgrade. As usual, I've had to change the CMOS battery from time...
678
bkr
bkrrrrr
Nov 2, 2004 12:07 pm
Thought I'd pass along the info that there are currently several Transmonde parts-donors up on eBay. (not mine)...
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Phil Calvert
pcalvert.rm
Jan 27, 2005 6:40 am
Anyone using Windows XP on a Transmonde? If so, how well does it run, and what is the processor speed? Phil...
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Dave Smith
aca_photon
Jan 28, 2005 2:44 pm
I've used Windows XP on my Vivante SE for a few years, at 133 MHz with a 12 Gig hard drive. It does well. But at that speed it's a bit slow for today's...
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Phil Calvert
pcalvert.rm
Jan 29, 2005 8:34 pm
Hi Dave, Thanks for the reply. That's interesting. I never would've guessed that WinXP would run on a 133 MHz processor. The reason I asked about Windows XP...
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Dave Smith
aca_photon
Jan 30, 2005 4:05 am
Hi Phil, OOPS! I made a typo. The speed is 233, not 133, Pentium II, 256 MB. Sorry for the confusion. Dave Phil Calvert <pcalvert@...> wrote: Hi...
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Marc Brughmans
Brughmans.Marc@...
Jan 30, 2005 7:28 am
I used Win XP on my vivante se pent 2-233 , 192 MB, 4 gb had disk. Was very satisfied after a slow start; Sold my notebook after 6 years for ? 125. Marc ... ...
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Phil Calvert
pcalvert.rm
Jul 16, 2005 8:26 pm
Wow, no posts since January! Well, here's a new one. :-) The screen on my Vivante SE is broken, and I have been using the laptop with an external monitor....
685
MS_SideWind8@...
Mar 23, 2006 3:57 pm
This campaign is about Human beings, Democracy, UNHCR, Refugees, The Iraqis, Islam, Kurds, Human rights, Respect, Money, Donations, Angelina Jolie, Pavarotti,...
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Ben & Alcira McConnell
fot_laser
Oct 17, 2006 3:22 pm
Do I have the last Transmonde??? Still running on my small home network-win98se-266-6gb-I think it is an SE model! Ben III...
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Marc Brughmans
Brughmans.Marc@...
Oct 17, 2006 4:09 pm
I sold mine 2 years ago marc ... From: "Ben & Alcira McConnell" <fotlaser@...> To: <transmonde@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Tuesday, October 17, 2006 5:19...
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Dave Smith
aca_photon
Oct 17, 2006 4:59 pm
I still have mine (SE model), upgraded to Windows XP - 12 Gb a few years ago. It's completely servicable, but I don't use it much any more. I now use an HP...
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bkr
bkrrrrr
Oct 17, 2006 5:45 pm
... I have three SE models in various condition. Two I bought second-hand in 2003 are my home "desktop" computers. One is fine except for the famous cracked...
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Justin Freeman
justinfreeman@...
Oct 17, 2006 6:37 pm
Sadly, I sold mine this last year, and built a new one. I miss it. ... Received: Tue, 17 Oct 2006 11:09:55 AM CDT From: "Marc Brughmans"...
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Kenneth Crudup
kencrudup
Oct 17, 2006 6:47 pm
I'd pressed my Vivante SE into service at an old client's in 2003- and it was, last I knew, still running (on AC with battery backup). Great old machines- the...
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bkr
bkrrrrr
Oct 17, 2006 6:49 pm
... Vivante SE, that is... :) brooks...
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Phil Calvert
pcalvert.rm
Apr 10, 2007 3:50 am
... You built one? Do you mean that built a laptop, or just a new computer? Phil...
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Phil Calvert
pcalvert.rm
Apr 10, 2007 8:12 am
I've been using Linux on my Transmonde Vivante SE for a little over a year now. Since I wasn't sure about support for ACPI, I disabled it (acpi=off). Lately,...
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Justin Freeman
justinfreeman@...
Apr 10, 2007 1:48 pm
I built a laptop, based on an MSI shell. Love the little thing. ... Received: Mon, 09 Apr 2007 10:50:58 PM CDT From: "Phil Calvert" <pcalvert@...> ...
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Ben & Alcira McConnell
fot_laser
Jul 19, 2007 10:33 pm
This would be a complete laptop, DVD drive included (only cd writer but plays DVD) includes power supply, but MINUS the HARD DRIVE--it was working...
