Hi! Thanks for all the reply. I have googled for a laptop. I read an IBM thinkpad has the most standard components,is this true? Would you recommend this brand? --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Sat, Oct 18, 2003 at 11:28:17AM +1000, Russell Coker wrote: > > Also note that on laptops made before 2000 most of the hardware was "ISA". In > > many cases the only way of determining the hardware settings was through a > > Windows utility program. So you need the customised version of Windows for > > the laptop (almost impossible to obtain) or a pre-existing Linux installation > > if you want to discover the settings. > > One good thing about such old laptops though, is that if > they were remotely popular you're bound to find endless > resources on the net telling you what those settings are, > and even often giving you full config files. > > I have such a laptop, and my XF86Config was entirely found > on the net... > > /Y
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