Re: z50 for everyday life?

[Emanuele Santoro <santoro%autistici.org@localhost>]

On Mon, Sep 08, 2008 at 01:28:02PM -0500, elijah r. wrote:
> On Mon, Sep 8, 2008 at 9:dd45 AM, Emanuele Santoro 
> <santoro%autistici.org@localhost> wrote:
> > - I've read that the z50 has a 16 bit cardbus slot, and i can only use
> >  16 bit pcmcia cards. I don't really know if it's a problem: i want to
> >  search for a 802.11g compatible pcmcia card... are there any 16 bit
> >  cardbus 802.11g pcmcia card? or i'll be able to use only old 802.11b
> >  cards?
> 
> There are no 16-bit 802.11g PC Cards, so you'll have to use either a
> supported 802.11b PC Card or a supported 802.11b CF Card with a PCMCIA
> adapter.
> 
Thats bad.

> > I just want something to get connected (read and send my emails (with
> > mutt, using gnupg for privacy) and sometimes surf the web (with elinks
> > or if needed, with dillo and sometimes chat in IRC or play nethack and
> > connect home to see if it's all ok).
> > I want it to be very low price: i should not damn myself if someone
> > steal it, or if it breaks off.
> >
> > May the ibm workpad z50 be good for this pruposes?
> 
> The IBM z50 will probably work well for this purpose, 
That's good.

> although I have never used one.  
That's bad.

> I have used a MobilePro 780 in a similar fashion, and it worked really 
> well for that.  
That's good.

> I recommend that you install and try
> out the system before you track down a RAM upgrade for the device; I
> hear this can be expensive or hard to find, and you might not end up
> needing it for your purposes.
> 
That's bad.

> Elijah
> 
> -- 
> http://elijahr.blogspot.com/
Don't you write on your blog about your adventures using your 
MobilePro ? ;-)

Thanks,
Emanuele Santoro
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Ing. Giuseppe Russo