I have a IBM Thinkpad A20m and its the perfect notebook for me. Its running Debian 2.2 Potato. Stay away from the 3com network interface, I know my A20m uses an Intel EtherPro 10/100 and it works perfect. I am not sure if Intel EtherPro 10/100 = EtherJet. If you go to the IBM web site they have detail technical specs. Also a good way to guarantee Linux Compatibility is to pick the Thinkpad model with linux preinstalled. The screen is incredible and I have an older model! Thinkpads are expensive but worth the investment.
Thus spake Andrew McMillan ([EMAIL PROTECTED]): > Hi all, > > I'm looking to purchase one of these, because I just can't go past that > 1600x1200 LCD (and I don't know of any other laptops that match that. > Indeed I haven't found more than a couple that go past 1024x768. > > > Does anyone here have any experience with running Linux (particularly > Debian, of course) on such a beast? > > Looks like I might be able to buy it with one of: > 10/100 mini-PCI "EtherJet" with Modem (Lucent?) > 10/100 mini-PCI "Ethernet" with Modem (3com) > 10/100 mini-PCI "EtherJet" with Modem (Intel) > and the 3com claims to support DOS (but not Linux - sigh) so presumably > would be the best choice unless anyone has specific experience. Also, I > think I might be better with an "Ethernet" adaptor than an "EtherJet" > one... sounds suspicious... :-) > -- Todd V. Rovito [EMAIL PROTECTED] Carpe Aptenodytes! ================ "Seize the Penguins!"
