IBM PC Convertible 5140 Laptop

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IBM PC Convertible 5140 Laptop	by Bill Degnan - 12/07/2008 22:55
What make these IBM laptops tick, anyway? Recently I have been learning more about what you can and can't do with an IBM 5140 laptop. It's a non-PS/2 from 1986 that was popular until the PS/2 laptops started appearing a few years later. Surprisingly, a lot of the units I have come across still have working batteries! I need more power supplies. Pictures of 5140's Reply
IBM 3101 Emulation IBM Series 1	by Bill Degnan - 12/08/2008 21:08
IBM 3101 Emulation Program: Download Contents of README.TXT (written my me): This program was used with an IMB 5140 PC Convertible laptop to interface with a Series 1. The label for this 720K disk reads S/1 Console Supp 3101 Emulation Retain-P/N Info (1.2/2.0) IPL Disk (or) Type 'autoexec' IBM INTERNAL USE ONLY You must change the properties of the following files to "Archive". Autoexec.bat Command.com *.txt PA$$ION.SET You must change the properties of the following files to "Hidden" and maybe "Archive" IBMBIO.COM IBMDOS.COM Lastly, change the files name all CAPS Reply
5140 Guide to Operations?	by Bill Degnan - 07/10/2009 10:32
I was unable to locate a PDF of the IBM 5140 Guide to Operations online, but here is a link with the same information, plus more http://ohlandl.ipv7.net/5140/5140.html Reply

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