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Date:      Mon, 29 Jan 2001 04:48:04 -0800
From:      Peter Wemm <peter@netplex.com.au>
To:        Brian <bri@sonicboom.org>
Cc:        Kailesh Mussai <K.Mussai@mahatma.org>, freebsd-mobile <freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject:   Re: Recommendations for a laptop 
Message-ID:  <200101291248.f0TCm4450820@mobile.wemm.org>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0101282009030.29680-100000@cx175057-a.ocnsd1.sdca.home.com> 

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Brian wrote:
> Cardbus pcmcia cards are a nogo currently, so choose your network adapter
> carefully.  http://www.freebsd.org/handbook/install-hw.html has the hcl, I
> see the 3com 3C589 in there, as well as a couple others by IBM and
> NatSemi.

Actually, the cardbus stuff works on -current, but you had better be
very brave and have nerves of steel before deciding to do that.  (I use
a linksys cardbus card on my VAIO PCG-F690 - a dc0 device and it works
very very nicely).

> 	Brian
> 
> On Sun, 28 Jan 2001, Kailesh Mussai wrote:
> 
> > Hello to all,
> > 	    I am interested in buying a laptop,so tht I can freeBSd on it but I
     am having a bit of difficulty in choosing one.Could anyone help me on this
    .
> > Thank you.
> > Regards,
> > Kailesh
> > 
> > ==
> > "Wisdom is not assimilated with the eyes, but with the atoms.When your conv
    iction of the truth is not merely in your brain but in your being, you may 
    diffidently vouch for it's meaning."
> > Swami Sri Yukteswar
> > 
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Cheers,
-Peter
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