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Cc: Nik Clayton <nik@freebsd.org>, mobile@freebsd.org
Subject: Re: Laptop recommendations for 6.x 
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Dan Langille writes:
 > On 20 Feb 2007 at 11:11, Kevin Oberman wrote:
 > 
 > > > Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2007 10:15:12 +0000
 > > > From: Nik Clayton <nik@freebsd.org>
 > 
 > > >    * No WiFi
 > > 
 > > Get a cheap Atheros mini-PCI card. It is supported on the T42 BIOS and
 > > works well on FreeBSD. Much cheaper then a new laptop.
 > 
 > Nik: I bought one of those, direct from IBM.  It hss worked 
 > flawlessly on my T41.
 > 

Does the T42 bios support *any* Atheros card, or just the ones that
IBM sells?

g.