From: Bill Morrow (penzance_at_gate.net)
Date: Tue May 23 2000 - 13:15:00 EDT
i should have added that linus (basic) should run wonderfully on a 700 series
thinkpad,
AND
i would sure settle for 16 colors.. :-)
Frank Conforti wrote:
> I have a couple of 700c thinkpads I'd like to use as home automation
> terminals. Currently, they have only WFW 3.11 installed on them. I would
> like to upgrade to a more current OS like W95/W98 or Linux. The problem is
> I have not found any video drivers that provide more than 16 colors for
> these units. If anyone's tackled this particular type of installation or
> know of more current drivers I would appreciate any feedback.
>
> Because I plan to use them for only terminal type of environment with,
> maybe, some web surfing thrown in for good measure (connected via ethernet
> 10bT to server services) the 128MB drive should be plenty, right?
>
> TIA
>
> Frank Conforti ( frank.conforti_at_bentley.com )
-- Happy trails...** Bill Morrow ** :-) WEB page http://thinkpads.com e-mail: bill_at_thinkpads.com, penzance_at_gate.net
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