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From: udplmc@FIX.TIN.DOMAIN (Lloyd M Caldwell)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: laptops/portables and FreeBSD
Date: 17 Jan 1997 00:21:42 GMT
Organization: University of Utah Computer Center
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Summary: Looking to buy a "cheap" laptop for FreeBSD
Keywords: laptop portables FreeBSD experiences
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Hello,

  What have been peoples experiences with
  portables and FreeBSD.  I've looked for
  FreeBSD FAQ's and vendor docs and haven't been
  able to determine "standard pc compatibility".

  When I go to the PC store and ask, "is it an ISA or
  PCI bus", "are the drives ide", or "what is the video chip-set"
  I get completely blank looks and/or panic by the sales
  person who quickly gives me the vendor brochure and runs.

  I am looking for information on 486 class
  portables/laptops.  I am hoping to purchase
  a used/refurbished "cheap" model for less than
  $1000.  I had an IBM 365 (486) portable, it ran
  FreeBSD quite welli but I changed jobs and
  had to give it back.  (I wonder what my manager
  did with a laptop running unix which was purchased
  preloaded with Windows/95 :-O)

    vendor:
    model:
    cpu:
    memory:
    disk:
    display:
    video chipset:
    sound:
    cdrom:
    mouse:
    modem:
    network device:
    good experiences:
    bad experiences:

  I will post a synopsis if there are enough
  (more than 10) responses.

thanks
Lloyd M Caldwell
udplmc@usi.utah.edu

Center For High Performance Computing
801-585-9299
University of Utah
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Salt Lake City, UT 84112
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