Summary of C2000 Machines:
Working: Fujitsu (see below), IBM 360T, Toshiba #'s 1, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9
Not Working: Toshiba #'s 2, 6, 7, 10, 11, 12
!!!DO NOT USE #'s 2, 6, 7, 10, 11, or 12 IN CLASS!!!!
IF YOU DO, DON'T COME TO ME SAYING THAT SOMETHING DOESN'T WORK!
I know for a fact that these units won't convert to gifs, so you
will have to
1) install the slides
2) possibly install classpad
3) copy the inks and logs to a working machine
That leaves us with 7 *fully functional* machines.
Note: Conversion to .GIFs is working like it should-
IE, no "weird" stuff... you see the conversions as they happen.
Here is a detailed summary of what is right/not right with each unit.
Jason
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Problem Log Of Classpad Units
FUJITSU
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Problem: No erase.
Cause: Win95 pen driver. Pen button mapped to
"right" mouse click. Needs to be mapped to "left".
Solution: Couldn't find one. I *could* fix classpad to
accept any mouse button and probably should do so.
Status: Working otherwise.
IBM 730T #1
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Problem: It doesn't convert the images
to gifs or zip them up.
Cause: The exact error message given by DOS
was that there were too many files
in use by the system.
Solution: Increase the files from 30 to 40
in config.sys
Status: Working.
Special Note: autoexec.bat and config.sys are a bit
different on the 730T's than on the
Toshibas, but they are currently
optimized correctly.
TOSHIBA #1
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Problem: At one time did not have classpad
correctly installed.
Solution: Copied over from unit #3 the needed files.
Status: Working.
TOSHIBA #2
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Problem: Occasionally exhibits memory errors.
Cause: Bad memory?
Solution: Replace memory with another broken unit.
Also need to copy files from unit #3.
Status: Not Working.
TOSHIBA #3
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Problem: None.
Special Note: Used this unit as a template for all others.
Backed up on the IBM Thinkpad 360PE.
Status: Working.
TOSHIBA #4
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Problem: At one point was getting out of memory
errors.
Cause: Suspected cause is bad configuration files.
Solution: Copied over from unit #3 AUTOEXEC.BAT
and CONFIG.SYS.
Status: Working.
TOSHIBA #5
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Problem: At one time did not have classpad
correctly installed.
Solution: Copied over from unit #3 the needed files.
Status: Working.
TOSHIBA #6
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Problem: Pen doesn't work in middle area of screen.
Cause: Bad display.
Solution: Unknown.
Status: Not Working.
TOSHIBA #7
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Problem: Occasionally exhibits pen errors.
Doesn't boot properly.
Cause: Bad screen / Bad version of DOS installed.
Solution: Unknown. (need a floppy drive to fix)
Status: Not Working.
TOSHIBA #8
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Problem: Time gets reset every reboot.
Cause: CMOS battery bad.
Solution: Swapped out good battery from bad unit.
Status: Working.
TOSHIBA #9
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Problem: At one point was getting out of memory
errors.
Cause: Suspected cause is bad configuration files.
Solution: Copied over from unit #3 AUTOEXEC.BAT
and CONFIG.SYS.
Status: Working.
TOSHIBA #10
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Problem: At one point was getting out of memory
errors.
Cause: Seems to be the tiny virtual memory settings.
For some reason, I can't get this changed.
Solution: Unknown. Best guess: Copy all files from
unit #3 and see what happens.
Status: Not Working.
TOSHIBA #11
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Problem: Doesn't boot properly.
Cause: Bad version of DOS installed.
Solution: Unknown. (need a floppy drive to fix)
Status: Not Working.
TOSHIBA #12
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Problem: Pen not responding in Windows.
Cause: Windows pen drivers are not installed.
Solution: Copy all files from unit #3 and see what happens.
Status: Not Working.