From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from www.cotse.net ([216.112.42.60]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 18Hwsz-0004VY-00 for ; Fri, 29 Nov 2002 20:57:37 -0500 Received: from localhost (localhost[127.0.0.1]) (authenticated bits=0) by www.cotse.net (8.12.6/8.12.6) with ESMTP id gAU1t4XX038046 for ; Fri, 29 Nov 2002 20:55:04 -0500 (EST) (envelope-from mattw@cotse.net) Message-Id: <5.2.0.9.0.20021129205548.00b1f230@pop.cotse.com> X-Sender: mattw@pop.cotse.com X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 5.2.0.9 Date: Fri, 29 Nov 2002 20:57:50 -0500 To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca From: Matt Subject: Re: Laptops for less with serial ports In-Reply-To: <20021129211722.GA6428@rednote.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed Sender: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca Errors-To: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.11 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: The other good thing about the IBM Thinkpad series is that their hardware is well supported by Linux which is an important consideration. Many laptops these days come with somewhat proprietary hardware that the manufacturers have not released Linux drivers for etc. At 04:17 PM 11/29/2002, you wrote: > > >To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca >Cc: >Bcc: >Subject: Re: (no subject) >Reply-To: >In-Reply-To: <014401c297ba$aa514800$0201a8c0@6S4X011> >X-Operating-System: Linux cantata 2.4.16 >Patrick: > >You can still get DB9 serial ports on laptop computers. You can't >usually get them on the ultra-thin models, though. I am currently >looking myself, and a serial port is a must. I will most likely stick >with IBM and get a Thinkpad T30 this time around at around $2.6K. It has >a serial port > >If I were you, I'd seriously consider an IBM reconditioned Thinkpad. >There is a 3 month waranty on them--certainly long enough to find out if >any part is bad. For example, you can get a T22, with serial port, >modem, ethernet, two pcmcia, etc. for under $1K. See: > >http://www-132.ibm.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/CategoryDisplay?catalogId=-840&storeId=1&categoryId=2563444&langId=-1&dualCurrId=73 > >Careful. This url will almost certainly wrap. >PS: For the last two years I've bee4n running around with a Thinkpad t20 >that we paid $3,500 for. Now they're selling reconditioned for about >$700. Mine is still good. It's not broken at all. That's not the reason >I'm upgrading. And, I've been all over the planet with it. > > >_______________________________________________ >Speakup mailing list >Speakup@braille.uwo.ca >http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup