aha, ok, thats not an option then... well ive just learned that there "is" a USB port BUT its knackered, it needs replacing, is it worth doing so or will that cost me more than a new pair of spangly shoooes ??
My girlfriend's last pair of shoes cost 75 uk pounds... When thinking of buying parts for, or doing any kind of repair on, a laptop (or a desktop PC for that matter) you have to ask "Is it worth it?". Computer gear drops in value very quickly indeed. I don't know where you are based, but I am in England and I bought a second hand Dell laptop, made in 2009, for 170 UK pounds from a certain company. It wasn't the cheapest model they had either. Most laptop repair places charge around 75 to 100 quid to do just about any repair, often with the cost of the parts on top. Do the sums (or the "math" as Americans say).
If it is probably pointless repairing a 5 year old laptop, a laptop from the last century* is definitely not worth bothering with. Use it as a toy until it breaks, maybe, but don't throw money at it.
* "Dell Latitude CPi D266XT By PCWorld Staff Aug 20, 1998
The Dell Latitude CPi D266XT, one of the best-designed notebooks we've seen, remains the laptop of choice on the power chart for the second consecutive month, thanks to its hot performance and top-notch features."
Hot for 1998, maybe...
