Date: Tue, 8 May 2001 17:11:59 -0700 From: "Geoffrey T. Cheshire" <gtc@cheshirelaw.com> To: <freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org> Subject: RE: My perfect laptop! Message-ID: <EOEPLGBFAPJLCPCKPKAOEEHNCCAA.gtc@cheshirelaw.com> In-Reply-To: <20010509092640.I68969@wantadilla.lemis.com>
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The Fn key is a bit of a bummer--especially with the flipping WinKey next to it (which I don't even use in Windows!), but in my experience all laptops have some funky key placement that takes a bit of time to get used to (especially with all the emacs key sequences :) I have to defend the eraser pointer. After using IBM and Toshiba laptops for years now, I cannot stand touchpads. They are extremely imprecise in comparison, and make dragging the pointer to highlight text very difficult. Also, I find that having the pointer in the middle of the keyboard is great--no need to move your hands away from the typing position to mouse. Unfortunately, I've dedicated a Toshiba to FreeBSD but the IBM to Win2k, so I can't help with more specific FreeBSD issues except to confirm that the suspend partition/file should be equal to your RAM--it's used to save a copy of RAM so that a battery failure won't wipe out your session (like older Toshiba's will). - - - - - Geoffrey T. Cheshire <gtc@cheshirelaw.com> Attorney at Law (520) 628-4724 (520) 629-0197 FAX To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-mobile" in the body of the message
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