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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
85ssb
Salt Lake City, UT 84112
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