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  From: David Newall <davidn@rebel.net.au>
  To  : Andrew Reid <andrew.reid@plug.cx>
  Date: Fri, 29 Jun 2001 13:51:04 +0930 (CST)

Re: OT: FreeBSD sell out?!? :-)

> Possibly, but I'm yet to see a notebook made by one of the larger x86
> manufacturers that has a similar level of features for the price.

I still love my IBM ThinkPad A20p, which I bought quite late in the last
millenium.  It sports a 700MHz P-III, 128MB RAM, DVD-ROM, 1.44MB FDD,
7GB HDD, 1400 x 1050 pixel, 15" screen, ATI RAGE-128 video accelerator,
integrated 10/100Mbps ethernet, Lucent 56K LinModem, Crystal fusion sound,
integrated three button mouse, Dual PCMCIA slots, the usual serial,
parallel, USB, Video and PS/2 mouse ports, S-BUS video in and out, IRDA,
two crappy speakers and a microphone.  And a cute button that says,
"ThinkPad", that only does something under Windows (Don't tell me;
I already know.  When I get time, okay?)

It'd be nice if it had firewire, but hey: I can read and write tv, so
I get a great consolation prize.  I do like the slot loaded DVD, but
it's handy being able to swap the DVD for a CDRW, or a second battery.
Apparently the port at the top of the screen is high-speed, for video
cameras and such, but it's hard to get any actual information, so maybe
that's just vapour.

I have to say it's a nice unit.  Don't remember how much I paid, I think
somewhere around $7000.

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