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arnesten
02-20-2001, 01:02 PM
I'm thinking of buying a IBM Thinkpad Model TI026XX. Info at: http://www5.pc.ibm.com/europe/products.nsf/wwwthinkpads/E5CC13EFE4F4635B8025693C00167565

Would this work well with Linux(Slackware preferably)?
Is the graphics chipset SMI LynxEM4+ supported by Linux?
n2linux
02-20-2001, 01:21 PM
SMI LynxEM4+ supported by Linux

Yes, that should work fine.

see: http://www.xfree86.org/4.0.2/Status31.html#31

Beware of the "integrated" 56k modem, it is probably a winmodem.
whiterabbit
02-20-2001, 05:48 PM
You are ABSOLUTELY correct it is a winmodem....

However *puts on cape and tights* try this lil IBM linky and all your integrated winmodem problems with linux will be bye-bye.
http://oss.software.ibm.com/developer/opensource/linux/projects/mwave/

Geez, I look sexy in tights....

[ 20 February 2001: Message edited by: whiterabbit ]
arnesten
02-21-2001, 05:02 AM
Thanks for the help!
So do you think this computer is good in terms of price and performance?
I want to be able to use it with the latest releases of linux and linuxrelated software for the coming 5 years.