[ltp] question about T30 compatibility

Norman Levin linux-thinkpad@www.bm-soft.com
Mon, 9 Sep 2002 21:53:13 -0500


This 2 spindle stuff is for the  birds.  Get a machine where you can put
the cd AND floppy in the same time.  Important for many bare metal
restore programs.
norm

Ben Pfaff wrote:
>> Seth Kulick <skulick@linc.cis.upenn.edu> writes:
>> 
>>> I took a look at the linux-on-laptops page, and there are several
>>> T23 cases, but none for T30.
>> 
>> I keep submitting mine, but it hasn't shown up yet:
>>         http://benpfaff.org/t30.html
>> 
>>> One other detail is that it doesn't come with a floppy, so the boot
>>> would have to be entirely through the CD - I've read of this
>>> working okay, though, so hopefully that won't be a problem.
>> 
>> CD boot is no problem.  You can get a floppy drive if you want
>> one, but I have never used the one that I have.
>> 
>>> I know there's also an issue with the modem, judging by the recent
>>> email right after I signed up on the list, but I'll be using mostly
>>> an ethernet connection anyway.
>> 
>> At worst you can get a cheap external or PCMCIA modem.
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