Ok, I first tried installing Mint, since that is what is on my main
system. Problem was that when almost done with the install, the disc
hit a bad spot and died with errors. So I installed from my free
Canonical disk of Jaunty and everything is working fine now. Resolution
is 1024x768.just below my current 1280, and on a slightly smaller
screen, so that's fine. Video works BETTER than the desktop, but I just
use the default motherboard video. Sound is fine.

It T1s (Is that a verb? :) to the Internet and the other computers fine.
Found out the battery has been removed, so that cuts down on
portability. Must be connected to the wall at all times to work. New
battery is $135. Refurb is $149 - Go figure! Also has 512mb mem with
max of1gb, Since my desktop is the same (512 max 1G) that works fine.

I just need to go through Synaptic and remove some bloat. Unless there
is a better way of removing unneeded things.