[Thinkpad] ThinkPads available with Linux?

[Don Boling]

On 2/23/07, Rob <rct-sub at r-t.org> wrote:
>
> David Ross wrote:
> > (I don't know if it's odd - but I prefer a TrackPoint even to
> > an ordinary mouse on a desktop.  In fact, it's the only
> > pointing device I like at all.)
>
> I feel the same way.  I use IBM keyboards with trackpoints
> for my desktops.  I've always wondered if there was a
> way to do "trackpoint advocacy" in some moderately
> effective way.
>
> Thinkpads, Some Dell Latitudes, and a few of the Toshiba's
> have trackpoint/pointing sticks.  Disturbingly, the non-Thinkpad
> Lenovo machines don't have trackpoints.
>
> Is installing Linux yourself out of the question?
>
> Unfortunately even if you run linux all of the time, it's handy
> to have a windows partition for doing firmware updates or running
> diagnostics.  Many vendors are getting better about firmware
> updates that don't require windows, but there is still a long
> way to go.
>
> My personal preference is to let the machines come with
> windows, shrink the partition and install Linux myself on another
> partition.
>
> Hope This Helps,
>
> --Rob
> _______________________________________________


Jon,

If installing yourself is not out of the question...
try PC-BSD ... it's not Linux, but is a very nice OS with a very nice
installer.

www.pcbsd.org


Don