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Date:      Sun, 23 Aug 1998 15:38:16 -0600
From:      Nate Williams <nate@mt.sri.com>
To:        alexandr@mail.eecis.udel.edu
Cc:        Brett Glass <brett@lariat.org>, Craig Johnston <caj@lfn.org>, freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.ORG, freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   RE: IBM Thinkpad 560E TFT -> $1200 
Message-ID:  <199808232138.PAA19385@mt.sri.com>
In-Reply-To: <199808230840.BAA13951@hub.freebsd.org>
References:  <199808230840.BAA13951@hub.freebsd.org>

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> : Oh, one other thing about the ThinkPad worth noting: the internal modem and
> : sound are done by an MWave chip. There are NO FreeBSD drivers for this, so
> : neither the synth nor the modem will work. You'll need to get PCMCIA cards
> : for these functions.
> 
> Actually, I don't think that this is a problem with the 560s.  They
> don't have a built-in modem and if I recall correctly, the sound-chip is
> a Crystal Audio jobbie (which if I remember is SB compatible).
> 
> The only StinkPads you have to worry about are the 75x/76x/770 models
> which have the integrated MWave devices.

Ahh, you are right.  It was a 755CX that has the built in modem that
sucked. :)

(Yes, we like ThinkPads at SRI. :)



Nate

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