> My second major recommendation would be to shop for a high speed > Compact Flash card (40X or greater) and a PCMCIA adapter to use it > a your boot drive. You'd need at least a 512 MB card -- 1 MB would > be best. Your 2400 would be appreciably quicker and run in virtual > silence, and battery life would be extended as well. More details > upon request. I'm requesting :-) Thanks, DG dgrant at iastate dot edu