On Fri, 1 Oct 1999, Vincent Cunniffe wrote:
> I'm investigating laptops at the moment, with the intention of
> running Linux on one.
>> I want a reliable, cheap model, with a good screen. I've had
> several K6/K6-2 based machines, and had excellent performance under
> Linux, so I don't really care whether they're K6 or Celeron
> based. No way I'm paying for a P-II :-)
>> I'll pick extra RAM and a larger screen over a few speed points
> anytime, as they have more impact on things overt the long run,
> in my experience.
>> So, where's the best place to get one? I'm quite willing to
> build it myself if necessary.
Dell... I know what goes in them now, and they work... or get one of the
sony ones, but Tosh have been playing silly buggers!
Check out:
http://www.cs.utexas.edu/users/kharker/linux-laptop/
Regards
L.
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