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May
6
Choosing a Laptop, B-school Edition
Filed Under BSchool, HowTos, Thinkpad | 7 Comments
The most important device at B-school, a laptop is purchased without too much thought, through a bulk deal. A little consideration can make a world of difference to your computing experience at B-school. Most B-schools vote for one of 3-5 shortlisted models. This guide will
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Dec
20
SUSE Linux 9.1 Professional on the IBM R50 Thinkpad
Filed Under IBM, Linux, SUSE, Thinkpad | Leave a Comment
Well, I got SUSE 9.1 Pro on my shiny new TP yesterday! Works like a charm!
I had a DVD of this distro from Novell, but since my old PC didn’t have a DVD ROM, I never got a change to have a look at this supposedly cool distro. RedHat/Fedora has been my mainstay since the bad old days of Linux 2.0.
Dec
19
Say hello to my new IBM ThinkPad!
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My IBM Thinkpad R50 has arrived:
Here are the specs:
1.) ATI Mobility Radeon 7500 64MB 128-bit DDR Video Ram Operating at 210 MHz.
2.) 14.1″ TFT Screen
3.) Trackpoint
4.) Touchpad
5.) ThinkLight at the top of the screen illuminates the screen in low light conditions.
6.) System and power status indicators:
Wireless status,
Bluetooth status,
Numeric lock,
Caps lock,
Drive in use,
Power on,
Battery status, and
Standby status.
7.) Function keys for screen brightness, full screen functionality, web browser forward and back buttons, (these are all hard-wired key functions, so their usage is not OS-dependent. However, a nice project called the TPB (ThinkPad Buttons) enables an on-screen display on Linux.
8.) Built-in microphone
9.) Volume increase/decrease/mute buttons.
10.) Centrino Mobile technology - wireless support built-in via”integrated dual diversity antenna built into the display”.
11.) 40 GB HDD
12.) DVD-ROM - no CD/RW! 
13.) 2 USB ports
14.) Video-out connector
15.) Agere systems AC’97 Modem
16.) PC card slot - to attach modem, data storage, network, and SCSI connector cards.
17.) Built-in Infrared port.