Barry Samuels wrote:
I am hoping to get an IBM Thinkpad R51 from the insurance as it's about equivalent to the Dell. I understand that Thinkpads are pretty compatible with Linux and wondered if any of you have experience of this particular model?
Barry- if it is any encouragement to you, I've managed to get a dual-boot of Debian/XP working fairly well on my Thinkpad T22 and I represent very much the tail end of the technical distribution in this group. Two essential resources are http://www.linux-laptop.net/: they have several pages specific to the R51. This site was what helped me get my X-config files sorted out eventually. Then for your internal modem there is http://www.linmodems.org/- a very friendly place from where I found the right driver to download and get dial-up working.
Good luck and enjoy!
Rob
Rob Grant Tutor in Economics School of Development Studies University of East Anglia NR4 7TJ +44(0)1603592324 r.grant@uea.ac.uk