If I am not mistaking Linus him self uses a Thinkpad for a lot of his work. At least I think that is what I read in a Linux Journal a while back.
Any way I have best results with a think pad they are pretty solid.
Bill P.
----- Original Message -----
From: Robin 'Roblimo' Miller <robin@roblimo.com>
Date: Friday, July 2, 2004 8:48 am
Subject: Re: [SLUG] IBM laptops
>
> >
> > How are the Thinkpad built-in modems doing on Linux?
>
> Some work out of the box with MEPIS, which includes drivers for
> Lucent
> Winmodems, some can be made to work with downloadable Winmodem
> drivers,
> and a few are never going to work. I believe Linux modem drivers
> are
> available from IBM for all their new Thinkpads. I have some
> coworkers
> using them with no problem, but don't recall exact models.
>
> On my ancient Thinkpad 600E the modem works but the NIC doesn't.
> Go figure!
>
> - Robin
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