Wubi

[Gregory Boyce]

On Sun, 2 Mar 2008, James Kramer wrote:

> I got and IBM X31on Ebay for $340.  It is the most sexiest computer
> that I have owned.  It does not have a CD so you need to be creative
> to load Linux.  I tried a bootable flash drive but it didn't work the
> first time I tried to boot so I went to a USB hard drive.  It did not
> boot either.  This evening. I bit the bullet and went with Wubi
> http://wubi-installer.org/
> It works like a dream.  It installs as an exe in windows.  I choose
> XUbuntu as my system.
> It could not have been easier
> Jay

I had an x31 for a few years.  Great machine.

There's a dock available with built in dvd-rom/cd-rw.  It even has a spot 
for a second battery.

--
Greg

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