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From: nate@trout.sri.MT.net (Nate Williams)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: What's supported for Notebooks
Date: 10 Aug 1995 19:19:22 GMT
Organization: SRI Intl. - Montana Operations
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Message-ID: <40dm3q$lvl@helena.MT.net>
References: <40bfb5$6l4@voyager.internex.net> <40d3aj$grv@a3bsrv.nai.net>
Reply-To: "Nate Williams" <nate@sneezy.sri.com>
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In article <40d3aj$grv@a3bsrv.nai.net>, Stan Voket <asv@gaboon.nai.net> wrote:
>Grant Haidinyak (grant@iwv.com) wrote:
>: Does anyone know what hardware is supported as far as notebook computers goes?
>
>: Which chassis are supported (Canon, NEC, IBM, Compaq)
>: Is PCMCIA supported, and which cards are supported (ethernet, modems)
>: what about trackballs, tracksticks?
>
>: What are good notebooks to get, which notebooks should I stay away from?
>
>: thanks in advance,
>
>: grant
>
>I'm also looking for a notebook to run FreeBSD and X. Also, I'm hoping
>not to load from floppy. Your recommendations and war stories plewase...

I've got temporary access to a NEC Versa P/75, with a 3C589B PCMCIA
ethernet card in it.  It's *very* nice, fast, and it's got a gorgeous
800x600 display on it.  It's also got a built in SBPRO, so I really
can't say anything bad about it.  It comes hightly recommended, and if
you have an already running 2.0.5 system with a CD in it you can install
FreeBSD on it with one floppy.

Note, I'm still fighting with getting my PCMCIA modem working with it, but
that's a FreeBSD problem, and not a problem with the laptop itself.


Nate
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