[ltp] In search of the perfect laptop combination

[Ken Firestone]

On 17 Jul 2003, Andrew Biggadike wrote:

   On Thu, 2003-07-17 at 10:34, Steve Krulewitz wrote:
   > Jim, why not go for a Thinkpad T40p?  It does not have firewire, but the new
   > iPod do USB2.  I have a iPod and I use a $25 firewire pccard without a
   > problem, although the custom cable needed for the firewire card does not
   > jive with the custom cable of the new iPods (thankfully I have a PocketDock
   > on order from http://www.sendstation.com/).
   
   What type of Firewire pccard are you using?  I'm about to buy one so I
   can use my (old) iPod with my T40.  I haven't found anything on the web
   about specific cards being better (or worse) for Linux .. any tips or
   recommendations?  Thanks,
   
What software are you using to connect to the iPod?

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