Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!cs.utexas.edu!uwm.edu!bionet!ames!sgi!shinobu!odin!odin.corp.sgi.com!portuesi From: portuesi@tweezers.esd.sgi.com (Michael Portuesi) Newsgroups: comp.sys.laptops Subject: Re: T1000 Questions Message-ID: Date: 9 Jul 90 09:45:19 GMT References: <4006@pikes.Colorado.EDU> Sender: news@odin.corp.sgi.com Reply-To: portuesi@sgi.com (Michael Portuesi) Organization: Silicon Graphics, Inc., Mtn. View, CA Lines: 54 In-reply-to: lngo@pikes.Colorado.EDU's message of 7 Jul 90 14:00:21 GMT >>>>> On 7 Jul 90 14:00:21 GMT, lngo@pikes.Colorado.EDU (Linh D. Ngo) said: > I've had my Toshiba 1000 for a while now and am happy with its performance > for the most part. I have a few questions maybe some of you can answer: > 1. Is there a way to add a hard-drive? I have my doubts, but maybe I > could replace the 3.5 with a HD and add an external floppy. There are no Toshiba-built or third party internal hard drive options for the T1000 that I've heard of, though I've only checked the list of third party vendors provided by Toshiba (which I posted here last week). There is at least one company on that list that provides an external hard disk that plugs into the parallel port. I agree that an internal hard disk would be a much better solution. This sounds like a job for some enterprising hacker. > 2. Is there a way to speed up the CPU with a faster clock crystal? Is there > an upgrade available (286/386)? No CPU upgrades listed either. Again, a job for a hacker. You might be able to increase the clock speed, or replace the 8088 with a V20 or V30 chip. A 286/386 upgrade sounds a little far-fetched. > 3. When playing games (only after programming that demanding Turbo Pascal > assignment of course :-), the screen graphics are flipped. The white is > black, black is white. Is there a simple way to change this? I know you > can change TEXT, but it doesn't affect the graphics screens. > This is fixed if you connect to an external composite monitor, but how about > the LCD mode? I don't have a T1000 near me to check, but you might be able to clear the display using the SETUP10 utility or the TOSHUTIL.EXE program that I posted here last week. Also, the CHAD program that Toshiba ships with the T1000 might do the trick. > Is this a common problem with all LCD laptops? Not with my T1000XE, but then again I don't play all that many games on it (aside from Rogue, Nethack and Nyet). I think it's more a problem with the games you are playing. > Linh D. Ngo/CU-Denver Computer Science Engineering//lngo@pikes.colorado.edu > \X/Amiga power ^^^^^^^^^^^ I sold my Amiga 1000 to buy my Toshiba. If only Commodore made an Amiga laptop... --M -- __ \/ Michael Portuesi Silicon Graphics, Inc. portuesi@sgi.com "man, this is weak."