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From: peter@scitec.auckland.ac.nz (Peter Dobcsanyi)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc,comp.os.linux.hardware
Subject: FreeBSD & XFree86 on ThinkPad
Date: 1 Oct 1996 05:09:26 GMT
Organization: University of Auckland
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Dear *,

I am planning to buy an IBM ThinkPad 365X notebook computer (Pentium
100, 16Mbyte RAM, SVGA dual-scan). What are my chances to install
FreeBSD / Linux and XFree86 on it?

I also would like to have a PC card Ethernet+Modem, what model should I
buy?

I would really appreciate any advice.

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               ,
    Peter Dobcsanyi