--- Jerry McBride <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Fri, 29 Mar 2002 17:48:13 -0600 Rick Sivernell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > List > > > > I know some of you have laptops or have researched them. I am > > starting to need one for school. I can at this time get the > > following: > > > > IBM Thinkpad 600E > > PII - 366 with 64 meg mem upgrade with 128... > > Rick, I have no hands-on-experience with an IBM 600e, but what I know > is...-the upper limit of the 660e should be about 288meg. See coasr to > coast memories for some GREAT prices on memory.-it's a good choice for > linux.-you may have problems with sound if using an old kernel. OSS > maybe, > however,ALSA will work.-see www.linux-laptop.net for specific settings > for > your 600e > > Basically, if it's priced to your liking... I'd buy it. My > insurance/investment man uses one and it seems to work ok for him with > linux.
I'll agree that Thinkpads are excellent laptops. Its just that the one listed above is rather old, and isn't worth what's being charged. ===== ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Lonni J. Friedman [EMAIL PROTECTED] Linux Step-by-step help: http://netllama.ipfox.com . __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Greetings - send holiday greetings for Easter, Passover http://greetings.yahoo.com/ _______________________________________________ Linux-users mailing list - http://linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Archives,and Digests are located at the above URL.
