From owner-freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Oct 11 00:02:48 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 55DCF1065677 for ; Sat, 11 Oct 2008 00:02:48 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from kline@thought.org) Received: from aristotle.thought.org (aristotle.thought.org [209.180.213.210]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 111E58FC20 for ; Sat, 11 Oct 2008 00:02:47 +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 m9ANhZR5001753 for ; Fri, 10 Oct 2008 16:43:35 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from kline@thought.org) Received: by thought.org (nbSMTP-1.00) for uid 1002 kline@thought.org; Fri, 10 Oct 2008 16:43:17 -0700 (PDT) Date: Fri, 10 Oct 2008 16:43:17 -0700 From: Gary Kline To: FreeBSD Mobile Mailing List Message-ID: <20081010234314.GA54139@thought.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline 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=-4.3 required=3.6 tests=ALL_TRUSTED,AWL,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 Cc: Subject: 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: Sat, 11 Oct 2008 00:02:48 -0000 Well, for a change I'm not writing dub questions to the main list! This time, just some advice and maybe hand-holding ... with a pat/back and "That's all right; you didn't have any choice." 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. So: should I just drop in 7.1-R or Ubuntu-XYZ over the Windows or what? The ONLY use I'd ever have to use W is to play my French CD's. O/wise it's useless. thanks for any insights, gary -- Gary Kline kline@thought.org http://www.thought.org Public Service Unix http://jottings.thought.org http://transfinite.thought.org