[ltp] 240X questions.

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On Thursday 23 November 2006 9:56 pm, Charles E "Rick" Taylor IV wrote:
> On Thu, 2006-11-23 at 21:05 +0000, cloakable wrote:
> > I've found a 240X on eBay, and I'm planning on buying it.
> >
> > However, I have a few questions.
> >
> > Thinkwiki says I should be able to fit a type IIb mini-pci wifi card in
> > there. Has anyone done this? And how?
>
> I had a 240X for a while, but never tried to install internal wireless.
> Using a PCMCIA wireless card worked fine, though.
>
Yeah, I have a Ralink pcmcia card that will work, but I'd rather have the w=
ifi=20
onboard - nothing sticking out.
> > What is the largest HDD you can fit?
>
> I used a 40GB drive with no problems.
Great :)
>
> > I'm planning on installing Xubuntu 6.06, though does anyone have any
> > other recommendations?
>
> Other that "avoid the 240X because the limit of 192MB of main memory is
> too small even for a good Xubuntu experience", no.
What do you recommend as an alternative, then?
>
> The original Thinkpad 240 (no X) *can* be upgraded to 320MB of main
> memory - which makes for a little better experience, even though the
> processor's slower.
I'd rather stick to supported amounts thanks :)
>
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> *  Charles E. "Rick" Taylor, IV <rick@rickandpatty.com>
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