Linux on IBM Thinkpad 560?

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From: Mark Spencer
Date: Mon, 15 Mar 1999 00:00

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I have an older IBM Thinkpad 560 - specifically a 2640-50A. This
machine has a 100mhz pentium, 8meg ram, and DSTN display. I'm
wondering if people have installed any of the Linux distributions on a
similar machine with success? I do not have any Linux boxes at work,
and thought it would be neat to get it up and running on this Thinkpad
so I can show it to fellow IT/MIS people in other offices. More
specifically I'm considering picking up the Redhat distro w/ manual. I
guess the major concern would be support for the 560's sound and
graphics chipset? I would have to install Redhat using a parallel port
cdrom drive, the H45 QuickCD 4x .. Is this possible? 

Thanks for the help ..

Mark
dreadnought@mediaone.net

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From: dreadnought@mediaone.net (Mark Spencer)
Subject: Linux on IBM Thinkpad 560?
Date: 1999/03/15
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