<OT> Soon to look for Laptop

[Rick Sivernell]

On Fri, 29 Mar 2002 20:44:35 -0500
Jerry McBride <mcbrides9 at comcast.net> wrote:

> On Fri, 29 Mar 2002 17:48:13 -0600 Rick Sivernell <res005ru at gte.net>
> 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.
> 
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Jerry

  Thanks for the reply, good to hear from you.

cheers

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Rick Sivernell
Dallas, Texas  75287
972 306-2296
res005ru at gte.net
Caldera Open Linux eWorkStation 3.1.1
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