thanks for the offer and sorry for the delayed response. do you know what model it is, and what chipset is in it? (is it alive enough to get the PCI ID's of the chips inside?) we may or may not be able to put it to use. mds Scott Edwards wrote: > I have a 486 thinkpad laptop that is in fair to poor condition. One > cable from the power adapter is missing, and there is no harddisk. The > keyboard appears to have suffered from a sodapop spill months ago (not > sure if it ate anything already) > > Is this hardware suitable for what your looking for? > > > Thanks, > > > Scott. >