Yes this is a definite drawback. I'm used to the Windows environment with my Thinkpads, which can easily plug into any standard montior and still have enough juice left to run the LCD.
I've been trying to get an IBM Thinkpad 486 (Model 360CSE) up and running with Linux and for 2 weeks the 'monitor' problem has had me stumped. As long as I'm plugged in to the external monitor I have a screen I can read. If I leave it unplugged I've got a nearly blank DSTN (last time I re-configured the xf86config file I got 5 thin colored lines, one hanging from the top and the others poking up from the bottom of the screen, so I'm getting close). Lately most businesses are moving to laptops because they can encourage employees to work all over the place. There will be more laptops than desktop stand-alones in the near future. I think Linux needs a fix for this. Bj _______________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.ca address at http://mail.yahoo.ca
