Hello Gavid, On Sun, 2013-08-11 at 00:15 +1000, David wrote:
On 10 August 2013 19:34, Mark Trickett <marktrickett@bigpond.com> wrote:
And the Thinkpad has some damaged keys I live with.
Have you tried searching eBay for either replacement keytops or keyboard? They are readily replaced. I've had good success doing this for my Thinkpads.
Not quite certain of availability. Probably needs full keyboard for the IBM Thinkpad A20m. I do not do eBay on dialup, too slow, and limited session, each time I connect, costs a local call fee, and do not leave running, mostly. Sometimes I do have to leave connected while garnering some files via wget, but not often. Large items tend to not work witth the browser.
By the way, in case it is not apparent, the reason I responded to your first message with information about LXDE is because you wrote "I may need to [...] install a lighter desktop".
Have the Debian 7.1.0 first DVD, used that to install on something with only 256Mb of RAM, and chose the LXDE desktop. Looking good so far, standalone. Next to look at setting up dialup connection with it, when not coping with much else, including getting firewood, splitting and stacking to dry, then carrying in and keeping the fire running. Spring is also encroaching, already, and I need to also service the mower and put in hours with that and the brush cutter. That is a rural life, along with various work, when available, which tends to very long days. Regards, Mark Trickett