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From: Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de>
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On Sun, 24 May 2009 12:02:41 -0700, Michael David Crawford <mdc@prgmr.com> wrote:
> Mac-Pro has good prices on used Mac laptops.  A G4 PowerBook is $500 to 
> $650 depending on what kind of burner is installed.
> 
>     http://www.mac-pro.com/s.nl/sc.2/category.66/.f

Hmmm... I still think about reviving my iBook G4, maybe
it gives a good Netbook-lookalike. :-)


> I was just now looking into ARM netbooks.  I think there's only one 
> actual shipping model so far, but ARM shows great promise because ARM 
> CPUs use very little power.  I expect there will be lots of them by the 
> end of the year.

Thre has been an interesting article on OSNews lately:

	http://www.osnews.com/story/21530/The_Loongson-2_MIPS_Lemote_Yeeloong_Netbook

Maybe this is interesting, too.



> Is there a FreeBSD ARM port? There's not one for 7.2.

I'm not aware of one, but I think NetBSD has it. But
finally, NetBSD isn't FreeBSD. :-)



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Polytropon
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