From owner-freebsd-mobile Mon Jun 16 03:26:58 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) id DAA27166 for mobile-outgoing; Mon, 16 Jun 1997 03:26:58 -0700 (PDT) Received: from hda.hda.com (hda-bicnet.bicnet.net [207.198.1.121]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) with ESMTP id DAA27161 for ; Mon, 16 Jun 1997 03:26:55 -0700 (PDT) Received: (from dufault@localhost) by hda.hda.com (8.8.5/8.8.5) id GAA14994 for mobile@freebsd.org; Mon, 16 Jun 1997 06:22:28 -0400 (EDT) From: Peter Dufault Message-Id: <199706161022.GAA14994@hda.hda.com> Subject: IBM 365X with freebsd OK To: mobile@freebsd.org Date: Mon, 16 Jun 1997 06:22:27 -0400 (EDT) X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.4ME+ PL25 (25)] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-mobile@freebsd.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk I'll fill out the form at the .jp web site but since there were a few questions in the last month and in case anyone is searching the mailing lists and sees my earlier problems with the 3c589: The IBM Thinkpad 365X is working well with FreeBSD. I haven't done enough to know what battery life will be once the battery is broken in and I know how to use APM. My unit is P120, 8MB non-parity RAM with one memory slot (I'm running with 24MB), 755MB hard drive (810MB in IBM-speak), 10.4" 800x600 TFT SVGA, sound blaster sound (untested), and some IR port (untested). X is up and running at 800x600 and is cramped but usable. Quality appears to be as I expect in a thinkpad: good. The keyboard works OK with syscons. Minuses: small screen, non-parity RAM, one RAM slot limits to 40MB max, CDROM option requires external floppy. Pluses: I finally have an inexpensive laptop running FreeBSD. $1099 at Micro Warehouse 800 367 7080 (in Lakewood NJ for those outside the US). Thanks, PCCARD people. Peter -- Peter Dufault (dufault@hda.com) Realtime development, Machine control, HD Associates, Inc. Safety critical systems, Agency approval