Re: [Thinkpad] TP701 - Linux

Another "problem" with Knoppix on a 701C is that the neat-o
Knoppix configuration--a bootable CD--requires you to get an
external PCMCIA CD unit for the 701C. I don't remember if the
701C BIOS supports such devices as bootable.

In article <006f01c43236$e2580aa0$98a4c043@SIERPINSKI>, you wrote:
>> Linux is usually supported quite well on older hardware. Lots of
>folks
>> specifically use it to get more life out of hardware that would not be
>> beefy enough to support a flavor of Windows. To try your stuff out
>you
>> might want to investigate Knoppix.
>
>One problem with Knoppix is that KDE, the default GUI, will be slow on
>the 701. Of course, you can make it boot without a GUI, or choose a
>speedier GUI (Knoppix gives you a couple of choices).
>
>- David R.
>

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happy
Jonathan Berry and Erika http://www.islandnet.com/~jberry/fun.htm
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