With all the discussion about the IBM Laptops and such. Does anyone know
why IBM has made sure the Txx line would work with OS/2? Do you know why
the T60 does not?
Think mainframes. IBM has been using the Txx line of laptops in their
mainframe processors, to control things like IPL and mainframe setup and
control. It is the user interface. On these laptops they have been using
OS/2. IBM has been using OS/2 on PC's to control mainframes for many
years.
With the newest z9 mainframe IBM has dropped OS/2 as the operating
system, for mainframe setup and support, and they are now using a
version of LINUX. The latest z9 still has a T43, but no longer running
OS/2.
So like someone mentioned a while back, OS/2 and eCs users should quite
relying on the IBM line of laptops as being something that will support
these operating systems, and possibly look at other models.
Thanks,
Tim
-----Original Message-----
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Subject: [OS2Wireless]Re: Intel 3945 support in GenMAC
Carl Gehr wrote:
> On Wed, 14 Feb 2007 11:55:34 +0100, Kris Steenhaut wrote:
>
>>> Of course the T60 has no semblence of relationship to earlier IBM
>>> Thinkpads. It's a pure Lenovo machine
>>
>> Exactly.
>>
>> About time to face the facts.
>
> If this is such common knowledge as your comments imply, why did I get
> the 'should not be a problem' responses when I asked about the T60
> back in October, BEFORE I ordered the two systems. Sounds like great
> 20-20 hind sight. And, especially when the GenMac announcement
> EXPLICITLY says it DOES support the PRO/1000 [vendor:device match
exactly].
Hopefully I'll be able to do some tests in the next few weeks. I am
supposed to be getting a T60 (no idea what hardware will be in it) that
I can do a little testing with.
Andy
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