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From: ccooney1@site.gmu.edu (Christopher M Cooney (CS))
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: FreeBSD on a notebook
Date: 26 May 1996 02:07:24 GMT
Organization: George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia, USA
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R. D. Davis (rdd@access4.digex.net) wrote:
: In article <31A3A8E8.4F9B@injersey.com>,
: J. Goldstein <blue@injersey.com> wrote:
: >Hey I'm trying to install freebsd on a notebook but it doesn't recognize 
: >my pcmcia modem or something, can some1 plz help me?

: Perhaps the paper in the notebook is incompatible with the modem.
: None of my notebooks seem to recognize modems, or anything else for
: that matter, either.  The closest peripherals that notebooks appear to
: be compatible with are printers and printing consoles, as far as I can
: tell, :-)

: -- 
: R. D. Davis  *   http://www.access.digex.net/~rdd   *  Computer Preservationist
:                                                                
:     PERQ Logic Systems & Unconventional Computer Consulting 
:                     divisions of Transpower Industries, Inc. +1 410 744-4900   

on the other hand, Pen for notebooks is very stable
and xerox makes a really good backup program for them
(can't quite recall the name right now...)
-chris