Date: Sun, 23 Aug 1998 15:38:16 -0600 From: Nate Williams <nate@mt.sri.com> To: alexandr@mail.eecis.udel.edu Cc: Brett Glass <brett@lariat.org>, Craig Johnston <caj@lfn.org>, freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.ORG, freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: RE: IBM Thinkpad 560E TFT -> $1200 Message-ID: <199808232138.PAA19385@mt.sri.com> In-Reply-To: <199808230840.BAA13951@hub.freebsd.org> References: <199808230840.BAA13951@hub.freebsd.org>
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> : Oh, one other thing about the ThinkPad worth noting: the internal modem and > : sound are done by an MWave chip. There are NO FreeBSD drivers for this, so > : neither the synth nor the modem will work. You'll need to get PCMCIA cards > : for these functions. > > Actually, I don't think that this is a problem with the 560s. They > don't have a built-in modem and if I recall correctly, the sound-chip is > a Crystal Audio jobbie (which if I remember is SB compatible). > > The only StinkPads you have to worry about are the 75x/76x/770 models > which have the integrated MWave devices. Ahh, you are right. It was a 755CX that has the built in modem that sucked. :) (Yes, we like ThinkPads at SRI. :) Nate To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-mobile" in the body of the message
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