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Re: [TCLUG:809] Laptops, anyone?



I once got Linux up and running on an IBM Thinkpad - can't remember model #
though...

Was not my personal choice, but one I was using for work.

If I remember correctly, the video was a bit wierd, but no too bad...

Sorry I can't remember more specifics...

Scott K. Johnson
sjohnson@bitstream.net
-----Original Message-----
From: Forrest Cahoon <forrest@pconline.com>
To: TCLUG <tclug-list@listserv.real-time.com>
Date: Wednesday, August 05, 1998 11:58 PM
Subject: [TCLUG:809] Laptops, anyone?


>Greetings, fellow Linuxers!
>
>I'm thinking about getting a laptop to run Linux on, so I can hang out
>in the coffee shops while I do my computer art programming (some of
>which you can see at http://www.pconline.com/~forrest/).
>
>I've been eyeing that VA Research laptop
>(http://www.varesearch.com/products/vb.html), but I really don't want
>to spend that much money; it seems to me that I should be able to get
>something for around $2K.  Plus, I'd rather have an installation based
>on Debian than Red Hat.  But ... I'm really worried about finding a
>laptop that will work with Linux, especially the video.  I'd be a lot
>more comfortable buying something that I knew someone got to work with
>Linux.
>
>Does anyone have any laptop experiences to share, positive or negative?
>
>--
>| Forrest Cahoon      | forrest@pconline.com
|------------------------------|
>| 850 21st Ave SE     |----------------------| Only unbalanced people
|
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|
>
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