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Date: Sun, 16 Jun 2002 08:25:59 -0600 (MDT)
From: Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com>
To: Peter Leftwich <Hostmaster@Video2Video.Com>
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Subject: Re: www.freebsd.org & supported laptops?
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On Sun, 16 Jun 2002, Peter Leftwich wrote:

> Can't seem to find a list of laptops that have had Fbsd installed
> successfully.

There are lists... lemme see...

http://www.cse.ucsc.edu/~dkulp/fbsd/laptop.html
http://freebsd-laptop.grot.org/

These lists often don't have the latest models.

An X11 config that works for Linux will also work for FreeBSD (check
Google).  Other potential problem areas include power management,
built-in WinModems, and CardBus support.

Incidentally, an older, cheaper notebook that is considered too slow to
work well with less efficient operating systems can work fine with
FreeBSD. My 192M, 300 MHz PII (used) Toshiba runs a full FreeBSD install
fine, and cost less than a quarter of what a new 1G machine would have
cost.  Even big and slow Mozilla works adequately.

-Warren Block * Rapid City, South Dakota USA


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