Want the easy way? Get a laptop IDE -> regular IDE converter, install the OS on a desktop, then move the drive back. The usefulness of Linux isn't about installing it, it's about using it.
On Wed, 2003-11-26 at 09:45, Chopin Cusachs wrote: > 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. > > > _______________________________________________ > General mailing list > [email protected] > http://brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net
