Date: Thu, 15 Aug 1996 00:42:47 +0930 (CST) From: Michael Smith <msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au> To: me@tick.muc.ditec.de (Michael Elbel) Cc: hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Can somebody recommend a notebook? Message-ID: <199608141512.AAA03741@genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au> In-Reply-To: <199608141419.QAA21105@tick.muc.ditec.de> from "Michael Elbel" at Aug 14, 96 04:19:06 pm
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Michael Elbel stands accused of saying: > > I need to get a notebook here at work. Can anybody recommend something. > Additionally, has anybody tried to install FreeBSD on one of the newer > DIGITAL HiNote Notebooks? They do look good. I can strongly recomment the new Sharp PC9000 units; I've had one for several months now and am very happy with it. Even the base model (the PC9000) comes with all the mod cons; CD, stereo, 800x600 display etc, and it works perfectly with FreeBSD. The only drawbacks so far are : - the display is incompatible with XFree86, and Accelerated X can only be run in non-accelerated mode. (Bearable) - the APM bios disagrees with FreeBSD's APM code. (Being worked on, slowly 8) > Michael -- ]] Mike Smith, Software Engineer msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au [[ ]] Genesis Software genesis@atrad.adelaide.edu.au [[ ]] High-speed data acquisition and (GSM mobile) 0411-222-496 [[ ]] realtime instrument control (ph/fax) +61-8-267-3039 [[ ]] Collector of old Unix hardware. "Where are your PEZ?" The Tick [[
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