Does have PCMIA slot on side, and I downloaded some drivers. Most of the download stuff requires either Win3.1 or OS/2 to work.
Something simple for text mode word processing would be fine. Plan on only simple files with notes. A spreadsheet would be very handy. First application would be to go to an office and root through a fat file and record sales tax paid in building house for 2003 tax return. Contractor has all the documents. Battery looks to be sealed unit. Anyone know how to open same with hope of closing again if fixed? Don't need networking since I don't have a network. Could probably set up one with the Linux box running RH 9. Put the DOS files on to check function, which seems to be good. Don't plan to run much DOS stuff if I can get Linux going. Like the form factor, though a larger screen would be nice -- may need a magnifying glass if I go to GUI. Choppy At 09:07 AM 11/26/03 -0600, you wrote: >Cool. I've got something like that running Debian. My think pad is a >little newer, a P90 with 24MB of RAM and I put in a 5 gig hard disk. >People like the thinkpad's small form factor. > >Your machine will be slow but usable and those thinkpads are hard to >kill. 32MB of RAM is not bad, you might be able to run X. Does it have >PCMCIA slots on the side? If it does, you can have dial up, ethernet and >wireless networking on it. Compact flash cards are another useful thing >to do with those slots. A little research and surgury on the battery >could replace the functioning bits, IBM's caddies have standard hardware >inside them. There might also be a CD available, Getting the thing to >boot off a CD can be a chore, but they are good storage when you can't get >to your network with reasonable bandwith. > >Debian has a floppy set that works. They and use instructions are on >their first CD of the install set. It might be easier to install a base >system on another machine that can take a CD and then do a network install >to configure the rest.
