[ltp] New user with question

[Noesis]

On Sun, Oct 07, 2001 at 12:35:58PM +0200, Tino Keitel wrote:
> On Sunday,  7. October 2001 06:24, Noesis wrote:
> > Greetings,
> >      I'm new to the list.  My handle is Noesis.  I run
> > various projects on the Internet (check my .signature for
> > more information, if you care <g>) and enjoy using the
> > operating system Linux (Red Hat and Slackware user).
> >     Somewhat soon I'm going to need to buy a laptop.
> > However, I would not want to install the dreaded Windows
> > on it, so I began looking at some Linux solutions.
> > I know I could go for a lappy not meant for Linux, but I
> > really don't want to mess with non-supported hardware.
> 
> My experience is that ThinkPads are very friendly to Linux, compared to other 
> brands (built in hardware, power management, all features available under 
> Linux etc.). A friend of mine uses an a22m with windows only, but the 
> hardware in this ThinkPad shouldn't be a problem. If you have the choice 
> between a 3com and an Intel network/modem card, you should choose the Intel 
> card, because AFAIR the modem on the 3com card has no Linux driver.

Ah! Thanks for the warning.  I will definetly take note of that.

> 
> Tino
> 
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