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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
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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.
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Mark Summerfield, Photonics Research Laboratory
Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, University of Melbourne
ACSnet[AARN/Internet]: summer@ee.mu.oz[.au]
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