From owner-freebsd-chat Sun Aug 23 23:54:16 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id XAA04041 for freebsd-chat-outgoing; Sun, 23 Aug 1998 23:54:16 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from critter.freebsd.dk (obelix.trw.nl [195.193.64.5]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id XAA04010; Sun, 23 Aug 1998 23:54:12 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from phk@critter.freebsd.dk) Received: from critter.freebsd.dk (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by critter.freebsd.dk (8.9.1/8.8.5) with ESMTP id GAA04055; Mon, 24 Aug 1998 06:34:53 +0200 (CEST) To: Nate Williams cc: Craig Johnston , freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.ORG, freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: IBM Thinkpad 560E TFT -> $1200 In-reply-to: Your message of "Sun, 23 Aug 1998 15:32:05 MDT." <199808232132.PAA19348@mt.sri.com> Date: Mon, 24 Aug 1998 06:34:53 +0200 Message-ID: <4051.903933293@critter.freebsd.dk> From: Poul-Henning Kamp Sender: owner-freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org In message <199808232132.PAA19348@mt.sri.com>, Nate Williams writes: >> I figured some of you might be interested in this. The specs are >> i166MMX / 16MB(80 max) / 2.1GB / 12.1 TFT @ 800x600x16 / 4 lbs, 1.2" thick, >> basically full-sized keyboard, trackpoint (the red 'pencil eraser') pointing >> device, SBPro compat sound, external floppy drive, IrDA port. > >Wow, that's cheap. > >> This isn't FreeBSD-specific but I wanted FreeBSD folks to get 'em. >> It's really an incredible deal. (IBM just discontinued it recently.) >> You probably couldn't buy just the screen much cheaper. It works >> great for FreeBSD. > >They are indeed one of the nicest laptops around, and although they >aren't state of the art anymore, I have yet to find a replacement box >that is as nicely packages as the 560. (Although, the new 600 model >might be nice... :) > >Recommended highly! (Owner of the older 133Mhz model) Got one as well, beware that getting XFree86 to work may not be possible, I think that problem pertains the the 560E model and last I heard it was still outstanding... -- Poul-Henning Kamp FreeBSD coreteam member phk@FreeBSD.ORG "Real hackers run -current on their laptop." "ttyv0" -- What UNIX calls a $20K state-of-the-art, 3D, hi-res color terminal To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message