On Wednesday 22 October 2003 10:14 am, Kurt Bechstein wrote: > However, if I bought a new one today I would get a IBM Thinkpad. Those > things are built like tanks and Linux usually works without a hitch on > them. They are sometimes a bit more pricey but it is usually well worth > it. Just my $0.02.
I've had a couple of IBM Thinkpads (380D and T21), both run Gentoo fairly well. There has only been one application that consistently does not work on the 380D; as it turns out, the application exihibits the same behaviour under both wine and Win NT. I use Gentoo as my primary OS without too many major problems. I do have a time getting some things working because some the software is not quite as mature as I would like, but most things I can do just as well, or in some cases, better than MS-Windows. I also like the Thinkpads for the TrackPoint (the little red dot) instead of the touchpad. The touchpad does not do very well for me when I'm bouncing the the road; too many false "clicks" with the touchpad. Just a couple of thoughts, Harlan... -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
