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Xref: sserve comp.sys.laptops:7528 comp.os.linux:28149 comp.os.386bsd.questions:430 Newsgroups: comp.sys.laptops,comp.os.linux,comp.os.386bsd.questions Path: sserve!manuel.anu.edu.au!munnari.oz.au!cs.mu.OZ.AU!summer From: summer@ee.mu.OZ.AU (Mark Summerfield) Subject: Un*x on laptop/notebook Message-ID: <9306211.12030@mulga.cs.mu.OZ.AU> Sender: news@cs.mu.OZ.AU Organization: Dept of Electrical & Electronic Engineering, University of Melbourne Date: Wed, 3 Mar 1993 00:31:21 GMT Lines: 29 Is anyone out there running any Un*x variant on a laptop or notebook computer? If so, I would be very interested to hear about your experiences. In particular, what is your hardware configuration, and did it cause any installation hassles (other than the expected) and how have you gone adding software (e.g. X windows). I'm considering buying a notebook PC, and want to make sure I make the best possible choice of hardware for the applications I want to use it for. I am particularly interested in info about the free Un*x clones, Linux and 386BSD, since I can't afford to pay for a commercial version (at least initially). Thanks for any help, Mark. -------------------------------------------------------- Mark Summerfield, Photonics Research Laboratory Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, University of Melbourne ACSnet[AARN/Internet]: summer@ee.mu.oz[.au] -------------------------------------------------------- "This terminal is no more. It has ceased to be. It's expired and gone to meet its maker. This is a late terminal. It's a stiff. Bereft of life, it rests in peace. If you hadn't nailed it to the bench, it would be pushing up the daisies. It's run down the curtain and joined the choir invisible. This is an X-Terminal!"