Hi Ted, According to the HCL, it's reported to work:
http://www.sun.com/bigadmin/hcl/data/systems/details/317.html You can also run the Device Detection Tool <https://cds.sun.com/is-bin/INTERSHOP.enfinity/WFS/CDS-CDS_SMI-Site/en_US/%20-/USD/ViewProductDetail-Start?ProductRef=SDDT-2.2-MP-G-F at CDS-CDS_SMI&Origin=%20ViewProductDetail-Start> which will scan your system and let you know which devices are and are not compatible with OpenSolaris. Alternatively, you can boot the Live CD. On the desktop you'll find a Device Driver Utility, which essentially performs the same task as the Device Detection Tool. Just running OpenSolaris from the Live CD will let you know how well it works on your Thinkpad. Once the Live CD is loaded, there's an Install icon on the desktop. The install process is very straight forward. And yes, OpenSolaris is legit Unix :-). Regards, Brian Ted Hawkins wrote: > I have an old 600E laptop and wonder if O/S will work on it? > > Will it install in one go without me having to do anything but fill in the > basic stuff like time zone etc.? > > I know absolutely nothing about this software and am point and click. I'm > used to Windows and do not like Linux and it's association with some > Norwegian software thief, so am looking to see what else is available. From > what I see this is legit Unix (yes?). > > Thanks ahead for any advice. > -- W. Brian Leonard Technology Evangelist 408.404.6884 http://blogs.sun.com/observatory -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://mail.opensolaris.org/pipermail/opensolaris-help/attachments/20100104/822f18d0/attachment.html>
