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- From: cloos@theory.TC.Cornell.EDU (James H. Cloos Jr.)
- Subject: Gateway 2000 Nomad 425SXL + Linux
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- Date: Fri, 18 Dec 1992 03:16:59 GMT
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- Well, I placed an order this morning for a Gateway 2000 Nomad
- notebook, with a 486SX/25. Wanting 8Mo as I do, I had my choice of
- letting them install the second 4Mo, which entailed a 3 to 4 week
- wait, or having their upgrade kit (complete with anti-static gloves,
- surface covers, etc.) sent after the notebook and installing it
- myself. This option means only a 7 to 10 day wait. I'm sure you can
- guess which choice I made. ;-)
-
- Once it arrives, I'll be crunching down the dos fs to one small
- partition and making room for Linux. Any suggestions on splitting,
- say, 90Mo between root, swap, and home partitions? (Or perhaps root,
- swap, usr and home.) I will install X once I get the 2nd 4Mo.
-
- I guess I'll be able to run X in a 800x600 virtual, 640x480 real
- screen size. Will it support 6-bit greyscale, matching the LCD
- display? Also, although I won't have a monitor right away, the Nomad
- can support 1Kx786 simultaneously with the LCD display. Does anyone
- know if Xfree86 will support that resolution on *this* machine? (Ie.,
- does anyone have either a Nomad or a TI TravelMate 4000 w/ Xfree up &
- running?)
-
- It comes with a PS/2 mouse port (or mouse/keyboard port?). Any
- suggestions for good 3-button devices for this?
-
- Thanks for the info.
-
- -JimC
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