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Date:      Tue, 14 Dec 1999 09:12:11 -0800
From:      Mike Smith <msmith@freebsd.org>
To:        Julian Elischer <julian@whistle.com>
Cc:        mobile@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Inspiron 7500 
Message-ID:  <199912141712.JAA03003@mass.cdrom.com>
In-Reply-To: Your message of "Tue, 14 Dec 1999 03:04:50 PST." <Pine.BSF.4.10.9912140251130.33036-100000@current1.whistle.com> 

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> 
> what else has anyone been talking about?
> 
> Someone said something about USB..
> The DELL specs say NOTHING about the USB port.
> does FreeBSD find it?

Yeah; the box has a mobile PIIX4, so USB 'just works'.

> One of the Sonys has a firewire and 2 USB ports!

Firewire's not very useful, given the patent information.

> Has anyone managet to get information onthe irda port?
> I'm thinking of doing netgraph IRDA support if I can 
> get a machin ewith a ir port.

The IrDA port is just your average UART (SMsC super-IO chip).

> Also I was thinking of getting a spare disk.
> I like the idea for backups.. (maybe 2) 

Sure.  You can get one that plugs into a battery bay.

-- 
\\ Give a man a fish, and you feed him for a day. \\  Mike Smith
\\ Tell him he should learn how to fish himself,  \\  msmith@freebsd.org
\\ and he'll hate you for a lifetime.             \\  msmith@cdrom.com




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