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To: Jacques Vidrine <n@nectar.com>
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Subject: Re: Laptop opinions!
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> Hi everyone,
> 
> I seem to recall scanning by several emails regarding problems getting
> FreeBSD to work on IBM ThinkPads.  I'm about to purchase a new laptop,
> and I would like to hear about peoples' experience with ThinkPads and
> Compaq Armadas, or others if you feel strongly about them :-)
> 
> In particular, I'm looking at a ThinkPad 560X...

They don't work today, but as soon as I can get my hands on one they
will.  We need folks to add PCMCIA emulation mode to the various CardBus
controlles like Ted Faber did for newer laptops to get support for
them.  Since there are a limited amount of CardBus controllers and they
ae similar, it shouldn't be too much work but we need *volunteers* to do
it.


Nate

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