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- From: haarlem@rulcvx.LeidenUniv.nl (M.P. van Haarlem)
- Subject: [Q] Linux and Notebooks
- Message-ID: <haarlem.724351838@rulcvx>
- Keywords: Linux, notebooks
- Sender: root@rulway.LeidenUniv.nl (System PRIVILEGED Account)
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- Organization: Leiden University, Netherlands
- Date: 14 Dec 92 16:50:38 GMT
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- Hello people,
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- I am thinking about buying a notebook and plan to run Linux on it. I
- have not yet decided which one. At the moment I am leaning towards a
- 486SX or DX, 8Mb, Mono, 120+Mb HD. I have some info on the IBM
- ThinkPad 700, Texas Instr. 4000 Series and Toshiba 4400 SXL. Does
- anybody out there have any experience with these machines and Linux.
- (Perhaps a naive question, but is the IBM TrackPoint of any use under
- Linux).
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- What about other (cheaper) notebooks. I have noticed that in the 486
- range there are not nearly as many available in the Netherlands as in
- places like the UK or US. Has anybody failed in installing Linux on
- any notebook.
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- Answers either to the net (I'm sure quite a lot of people are interested
- and most of the previous questions relating to notebooks and Linux have
- never been summarised. If I get enough responses I'll post a summary.)
- or to ... haarlem@rulcvx.LeidenUniv.nl
-
- Thanks,
- Michiel
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- Michiel van Haarlem, Leiden Observatory, haarlem@rulcvx.LeidenUniv.nl
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