Subj : Re: SSH on BBSes
To   : poindexter FORTRAN
From : boraxman
Date : Mon May 02 2022 21:18:28

 pF>  bo> I'm still using a T43 that I got second hand.  The only thing I need 
 pF>  bo> change on it was to add 1G of RAM, and get a bigger hard drive.  Stil
 pF>  bo> works just fine.
 pF> 
 pF> The T43 has DDR3 memory and slightly faster graphics than the other T 
 pF> series, it's a nice workhorse. Cheap parts.
 pF> 
 pF> You can find PATA SSDs that'll work; I had a 64GB SSD in mine, and it
 pF> gave  me a couple of more years of usefulness out of it.
 pF> 
 pF> T43. Best. Laptop. Keyboard. Ever.
 pF> 
 pF> 

I just installed a 320G PATA hard drive in the machine.  I chose that instead of an SSD for space and price.  Probably should have got the SSD, but to be honest, the hard drive is fast enough.  I hibernate it, so boot time is not a problem.

And agree about the keyboard.  I've hard a couple of thinkpads in the past which died on me (not indestructible) and I love the keyboard.  Using another laptop feels awkward in comparison, with their keyboard being inferior.  The keyboard is 50% of the reason that I haven't upgraded.  Everything in this machine is in the right place, in the right proportions.  I'll never have another laptop that is as good as this one.

--- Mystic BBS v1.12 A47 2021/12/24 (Linux/64)
 * Origin: Agency BBS | Dunedin, New Zealand | agency.bbs.nz (21:1/101)

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