[ltp] In search of the perfect laptop combination
Ken Firestone
linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
Thu, 17 Jul 2003 10:31:03 -0700 (PDT)
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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