It All Comes Together

Yeah, the Thinkpad T60 arrived.

Yeah, it was in good shape.

And, yeah, the power adaptor arrived too.

And, further, yeah, everything seems to be working OK.

I did the Ubuntu install off of the the Canonical DVD, and it simply couldn't have been easier.  The T60 arrived sans OS, so I powered it up, hit the "ThinkVantage" button, which took me into the system setup, where I was prompted for a temporary boot device.  In goes the DVD.  A few mouse clicks, and a couple bits of info, and then everything ran on automatic.

The folks at Canonical have done an incredible job with the installation mechanism.  I've read where some older installers had trouble with certain systems (including Thinkpads), but the 12.10 installer works right out of the box.  Instantly identified my system as a Thinkpad T60, hit the wireless, noted the battery, and set up the keyboard.  I believe it went out and downloaded some drivers.  When the system came up, I quickly went into the system updates, which went entirely smoothly.

My only concern right now is the battery I got, which appears to be a 9 cell, but which is currently only showing just under 3 hours.  I haven't done a complete drain & recharge cycle yet, and I'm hoping that maybe that helps...  We'll see...

The keyboard on the system is worn, obviously from heavy use.  But it is quite serviceable, reminding one of why Thinkpad keyboards are the gold standard.

Oh, and one minor quibble.  The system is missing one of its rubber feet.  Which is funny, as I have the "rubber foot kit" on the way for the R40.  I think I can do some adapting from that, when it arrives.

All in all, I'm happy.  The T60 is a very nice system, and I think it'll make a great workaday system.  Nice and compact, yet built like a tank.

Even the ThinkLight works.  ;-)

Yep, I think things have come together.  Nicely...