From: Bryan Daum (allied_at_teleport.com)
Date: Thu Jul 02 1998 - 11:35:20 EDT
Esmail Bonakdarian wrote:
>
> Hello,
>
> I'm glad to have found this list, I've found a lot of useful info
> here since the last few days I've lurked.
>
> I'm about to purchase a TP560x (233Mhz/TFT model with 96MB) _if_ I can
> find one at a reputable mail order place (they all seem out of stock).
>
> In the meantime I'm doing my research about the TP560x here and on the
> web - after all it won't be a trivial amount of $$ to spend.
>
> I would like to install Linux on one of the 2GB partitions. If anyone
> has done this and has comments/suggestions/problems reports! regarding
> this, please let me know asap, before I engage in yet another
> long-term relationship with my credit card company :-)
>
> I heard there was a problem with the Neomagic chip and XFree, but it
> seems that problem has been overcome for free, see:
>
> http://www.mnsinc.com/js/Neomagic.html
> http://www.phoneboy.com/pig/howto/neomagic-x.html
>
> My goal is to eventually link my desktop and new laptop. The purpose
> would be to mount my desktop's CD drive so that I can install software
> (at least Linux) on the TP, and then later exchange/synchronize files
> between the two systems. There would be regular, but not heavy duty
> data transfers.
>
> I was thinking of using an ethernet connection, but pc cards for the
> TP seem expensive compared to the $20-$30 for the desktop. Now I'm
> thinking of using PLIP with a parallel Laplink cable. Does this make
> sense? Anyone try this? (The latest version of RH Linux has a PLIP
> aware boot disk).
>
> Anyway, looking forward to learning more about these little machines.
>
> Cheers,
> Esmail
> PS: Anyone know of a good cheap place to get memory (I want an
> additional 64MB for the TP560x to bring it up to its max 96MB) let
> me know. Or for that matter a 560x too.
> ----
> Esmail Bonakdarian - esmail_at_uiowa.edu - http://www.cs.uiowa.edu/~bonak
Eamail,
The best place I've found for memory was The Chip Merchant :thechipmerchant.com
What is the best price you're finding for the 560X? And where?
Bryan
701C -and still delighted.
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