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Date:      Sun, 8 Dec 1996 15:39:53 -0800 (PST)
From:      Doug White <dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu>
To:        Alan Batie <batie@agora.rdrop.com>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: HP Omnibook 800CT
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSI.3.94.961208153901.4017I-100000@gdi.uoregon.edu>
In-Reply-To: <m0vWBPi-0008w0C@agora.rdrop.com>

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On Fri, 6 Dec 1996, Alan Batie wrote:

> I'm considering getting an HP Omnibook 800CT, which uses an ESS1888
> "Soundblaster Compatible" sound chip and a NeoMagic NM2070 128-bit PCI
> video chip.  I'm wondering if anyone has any experience with this unit?
> How good are these chips, and does FreeBSD recognize the floppy so
> installing it won't be a pain?  I read somewhere that Linux required
> patches to work with the 600's floppy...

I would steer clear of the Omnibooks.  I worked for two weeks to get an
Ethernet card working with a 600 which never happened.  

Dell makes some good boxes.

Doug White                              | University of Oregon  
Internet:  dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu    | Residence Networking Assistant
http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite    | Computer Science Major




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