Re: Laptop and Linux
Stephen Gregory <[email protected]>
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On Fri, Nov 21, 2008 at 01:06:23PM +0000, Croombe F. Pensom wrote: > I need Windoze for one application only (my book > cataloging software which is now over 12 years old and has my repository > of about 5000 books on it so can't be ported to a Tux application) Have you tried running this app under Wine? If it is 12 years old I would think that all of the APIs the app needs are in WINE now. > There is one > slight problem, though, Linux doesn't like the Thinkpad's little gizmo > that replaces the mouse whatever I do Is it disabled in the bios? are you sure it isn't broken? I have never had an issue with the track points on IBM or Dell laptops. -- sg -- OCLUG general discussion list [email protected] http://oclug.on.ca/mailman/listinfo/oclug