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suggestion for ibm z50 antani 05-02-2006
Posted by antani on May 2, 2006, 12:51 pm
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 Hi.
I've bought a ibm workpad z50, without RAM expansion.
My first attempts to install netbsd was unsuccessfully and I obtained
the same result triyng to configure a ethernet pcmcia card (recognized
but not configured).
The use for me is:
- web navigation
- blogging
- posting pics on flickr (using email posting or web posting)
- rss reading (use a software running on the home server)
- writing with a word processor

what your suggestion? using wince or netbsd?

thanks!


Posted by Raymond Del Tondo on May 2, 2006, 7:29 pm
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 Hi,

if WinCE is the default system for the z50,
then I'd use that, since it's likely
to support the hardware,
including NE2K compatible NICs,
and maybe even SOCKET LP-E cards.
(Although it's only WinCE 2.11...)

If you're eager on using netbsd:
http://www.tux.org/~bball/z50/

However, I'm writing this posting
on my IBM ThinkPad X31 ,
which has a similar form factor as the z50,
but is much more powerful,
and has all built-in what you'll have to add to a z50
to make it usable.

So my suggestion is to get an X31 instead;-)


Regards


> Hi.
> I've bought a ibm workpad z50, without RAM expansion.
> My first attempts to install netbsd was unsuccessfully and I obtained
> the same result triyng to configure a ethernet pcmcia card (recognized
> but not configured).
> The use for me is:
> - web navigation
> - blogging
> - posting pics on flickr (using email posting or web posting)
> - rss reading (use a software running on the home server)
> - writing with a word processor
>
> what your suggestion? using wince or netbsd?
>
> thanks!
>



Posted by antani on May 3, 2006, 2:42 pm
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thanks for the answer.
I tried with both systems, WinCE (3.0, already installed when I bought
the workpad) and netbsd (tried to install it but without so much free
time and unsuccessfully).
I would also to use a wireless pcmcia card.
Your TP is really nice and the x31 is a nice solution, but I've yet an
x40 and I don't want to buy my 3rd laptop... :D


Posted by Raymond Del Tondo on May 5, 2006, 8:27 pm
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Hello,

the x40 is even somewhat smaller than the x31.
So I'd use the x40 and put the z50 into the collector's archive;-)

Not so long ago I wanted to use my HP Jornada 720
as internet terminal, attached to a WLAN, and secured
with WPA-PSK.
After many searches I finally gave up the plan with the J720,
because it's simply impossible with a HPC2000 machine to use WPA,
and bought a Nokia 770 Internet Tablet
for fast and easy wireless internet surfing sitting on the couch.
For more text intensive things, like programming or writing mails,
I use my x31.

Raymond

> thanks for the answer.
> I tried with both systems, WinCE (3.0, already installed when I bought
> the workpad) and netbsd (tried to install it but without so much free
> time and unsuccessfully).
> I would also to use a wireless pcmcia card.
> Your TP is really nice and the x31 is a nice solution, but I've yet an
> x40 and I don't want to buy my 3rd laptop... :D
>




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