The T21 (800MHz, XGA screen) works fine. The built in ethernet works, the 
video works with the updated 4.10 XFree86 version.

I'm using one as a dual boot machine.

Ben


>From: "Kevin Lahey" <kml@patheticgeek.net>
>To: port-i386@netbsd.org
>Subject: IBM Thinkpads w/ NetBSD (or other recommendations?)
>Date: Wed, 15 Aug 2001 09:17:41 -0700
>
>I need to buy a laptop for work (my employer is picking up the bill),
>and I'm still trying to figure out what to get.  The IBM Thinkpad X
>and T series look pretty good to me, but it isn't clear to me that
>they are completely supported by NetBSD.  Will the internal Ethernet
>and/or 802.11 interfaces work under NetBSD?  I've about given up on modems,
>but since I haven't used one in five years, I figure that won't bother
>me.  What about audio?
>
>I'm also open to other suggestions -- what I want and need is a laptop
>that:
>
>* is compatible with NetBSD -- audio works, video works under XFree86,
>   suspend works, etc.
>
>* weighs around five pounds or less.
>
>* has either two PC Card slots, or a built-in Ethernet (I will probably
>   need Ethernet and a wireless access simultaniously).
>
>* has a reasonable battery life (three or more hours).
>
>* is fairly robust (I lost a bunch of SACK code when I dropped my Toshiba
>   Satellite three feet, while it was inside my laptop bag!).
>
>Am I missing anything?  Do I desparately need IEEE 1394, even though
>I don't know it?  Can I get away with buying something wildly
>imcompatible, and just run NetBSD under VMware?
>
>Any suggestions?  Even suggestions about places to look to see if
>a laptop is NetBSD compatible?
>
>Thanks a million,
>
>Kevin
>kml@patheticgeek.net


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