On Mon, 30 Apr 2007 07:14:02 -0700, ANC wrote:

> I can pick up an ancient IBM 600e Thinkpad for free. I know Slack will
> work fine with it as I once had a 600 (no 'e') that worked fine.
>
> IF I can find a wireless card for it, AND I load the current version of
> Slack, would it work in Starbucks, airport, etc? Or will I need to add
> some additional wifi package ?
>

I have found that Atheros based cards like Dlink WNA2330 will usually work
quite well with Linux - uses mad-wifi. Not familiar with how star$$ works,
but I should think there would be no major difficulty.

> (This thing is so old it doesn't even have built in ethernet. You have
> to use a card! But it works with a live Linux CD. I tried Damn Small
> Linux. Fonts from hell. Mepis works but slow as hell.)
>
> Would you suggest Slax for a tiny 256MB, 6 GB 900 mhz. machine?

My preference would probably be for Elive. I've installed it on a P166
with 64MB and it ran tolerably well, to each his/her own.


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> Thanks,
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> Al