From owner-freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Oct 15 22:05:32 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 48A51106568E for ; Wed, 15 Oct 2008 22:05:32 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from kline@thought.org) Received: from aristotle.thought.org (ns1.thought.org [209.180.213.210]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 035A08FC19 for ; Wed, 15 Oct 2008 22:05:31 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from kline@thought.org) Received: from thought.org (tao.thought.org [10.47.0.250]) (authenticated bits=0) by aristotle.thought.org (8.14.2/8.14.2) with ESMTP id m9FM5kq5094841 for ; Wed, 15 Oct 2008 15:05:46 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from kline@thought.org) Received: by thought.org (nbSMTP-1.00) for uid 1002 kline@thought.org; Wed, 15 Oct 2008 15:05:27 -0700 (PDT) Date: Wed, 15 Oct 2008 15:05:26 -0700 From: Gary Kline To: FreeBSD Mobile Mailing List Message-ID: <20081015220526.GC88206@thought.org> References: <20081010234314.GA54139@thought.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20081010234314.GA54139@thought.org> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.3i X-Organization: Thought Unlimited. Public service Unix since 1986. X-Of_Interest: With 22 years of service to the Unix community. X-Spam-Status: No, score=-4.4 required=3.6 tests=ALL_TRUSTED,BAYES_00, DNS_FROM_SECURITYSAGE autolearn=no version=3.2.3 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.2.3 (2007-08-08) on aristotle.thought.org Subject: Re: ThinkPad 3GHz [[ alledgedly]] X-BeenThere: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Mobile computing with FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 15 Oct 2008 22:05:32 -0000 On Fri, Oct 10, 2008 at 04:43:17PM -0700, Gary Kline wrote: > > I just bought the last pre-Lenovo [?] IBM ThinkPad. I would have > much preferred the computer *without* an OS, but hell will freeze > over before that happens. Nutshell, it's got XP on it and I'd > like to know if I can scrape it off and either give or sell it. > And if so:exactly how. It *is* old-fashioned as some reviewers > wrote in '05, but it has Only the trackstick or stictrak to move > the pointer. No scratch-and-sniff pad where I'll rest my palm. > Built-in wireless and built-in cable jack. > Well, guys, the G41 Thinkpad had a bad cat5 jack, and the "Customer Support" chap at portefix.com had not replied to two (polite) letters. The site has a [Canadian] BBB logo; that's the only reason I risked dealing with them. I've already taken Step #1: writing to the Quebec BBB. See what happens. Meanwhile, beware of buying anything from this tiny (2-person) dealer. (*sigh*) -- Gary Kline kline@thought.org http://www.thought.org Public Service Unix http://jottings.thought.org http://transfinite.thought.org