Comments on: Debating a machine with few merits

By: What’s a warranty worth? « Motho ke motho ka botho

What’s a warranty worth? « Motho ke motho ka botho — Thu, 17 Feb 2011 23:46:49 +0000

[...] it’s not that odd either. I’ve set free computers that were finicky or unreliable or just without merit, and never batted an [...]

By: How to finally say goodbye « Motho ke motho ka botho

How to finally say goodbye « Motho ke motho ka botho — Sun, 12 Dec 2010 12:34:12 +0000

[...] sometimes it felt sad to see a machine go. Sometimes it felt disappointing. And sometimes it was … well, somewhere in the [...]

By: Two possible, maybe, could-be kernel bugs « Motho ke motho ka botho

Two possible, maybe, could-be kernel bugs « Motho ke motho ka botho — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 22:50:45 +0000

[...] The other one is likewise related to specific, out-of-date hardware, and quite possibly even more esoteric since it doesn’t have the “flexible” flavor of a PCMCIA network card. I have caught a string of problems that seem to be caused by the Trident framebuffer module, although its behavior lately has been better than even just six months ago. [...]

By: Arch Linux on a 150Mhz Pentium MMX « Motho ke motho ka botho

Arch Linux on a 150Mhz Pentium MMX « Motho ke motho ka botho — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 23:51:42 +0000

[...] because the video card is Trident-based, and machines from that generation with Trident hardware have given me difficulty in the past. Fortunately though, this one seems to be strong enough (2Mb VRAM … wow!) to [...]

By: A bare minimum « Motho ke motho ka botho

A bare minimum « Motho ke motho ka botho — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 09:07:24 +0000

[...] with about 32Mb of memory in it although more is always better, proper framebuffer access (unlike some machines I have known), a decent audio card, as few fans as possible because there’s no need for the noise, perhaps [...]

By: Hello Thinkpad X60s « Motho ke motho ka botho

Hello Thinkpad X60s « Motho ke motho ka botho — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 13:04:54 +0000

[...] I am sure most people would say I got a good one knowing only that I picked out a Thinkpad, but not all Thinkpads were created equal. I like this one for a lot of little reasons, and I am certain it will prove very useful in the [...]

By: Good news or bad news? Still no X « Motho ke motho ka botho

Good news or bad news? Still no X « Motho ke motho ka botho — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 14:28:11 +0000

[...] news or bad news? Still no X Published 2010/02/07 Linux Leave a Comment Against my better judgement, I am still poking around with the 560e, but with not much more to report than a few botched [...]

By: steve

steve — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 01:37:17 +0000

Have you considered a PCMCIA USB card and then adding a USB CDROM? Hang on, that would require a running OS first, forget i mentioned it