[NTLUG:Discuss] Tablet computers?

[severian@pobox.com]

Howdy,
   The IBM Thinkpad 730 is a 486 tablet computer  Win 95 works, but I am 
not sure there is enough memory space to get more than a basic Linux 
running.  I think the most it handled was 16 meg and it only used pcmcia 
hard drives  Fujitsu made a similar modelA PCMCIA CF adapter with a CF card 
might work. .  When you say text, do you mean you want to dispense with a 
GUI?  If you want this most basic usage, I have a 730 I could loan you to 
test with.  The only catch is that if you get Linux working, you have you 
make me a copy. Let me know if you are interested.
Good day,
Ralph

In response to the welcome remarks of MadHat at 08:47 AM 9/11/03 -0500:
>On Wed, 2003-09-10 at 23:17, Lance Simmons wrote:
> > Does anyone on this list have experience running Linux on a tablet
> > computer, such as a Fujitsu Stylistic?  I'm thinking about getting an
> > old one to read text on.  (I've been using an old Palm Pilot, but it's
> > really too small.)
>
>Define tablet computer.  From what you mention about getting an "old"
>one like a 486, I am not aware of any that old.  I had a Compaq Tablet
>PC for a couple of months then got rid of it.  Be careful about what you
>expect from such a beast and what you will use it for.