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Date:      Mon, 07 May 2001 23:29:57 -0000 (GMT)
From:      "Dmitry V. Kalashnikov" <dvk@qwest.net>
To:        Greg Lehey <grog@lemis.com>
Cc:        mobile@freebsd.org, "Dmitry V . Kalashnikov" <dvk@toolbuilders.com>
Subject:   Re: My perfect laptop!
Message-ID:  <XFMail.20010507232957.dvk@qwest.net>
In-Reply-To: <20010504152707.U73572@wantadilla.lemis.com>

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On 04-May-2001 Greg Lehey wrote:
> On Wednesday,  2 May 2001 at 20:41:48 -0700, Dmitry V . Kalashnikov wrote:
>> Hello,
>>
>> After much pain and suffering from my qwest to find a perfect FreeBSD
>> laptop,
>> I decided to ask mobile for some help:
>>
>> I am looking for a laptop that has following specs:
>>
>>  * 13.3 TFT,1024x768 (16bpp) or better
>>  * 16-bit sound
>>  * Video RAM: 8+ Mb
>>  * working modem (non-winmodem)
>>  * 500+ Mhz CPU
>>  * up to 256MB RAM or more
>>  * 10+ Gb HDD or more
>>  * with an option of DVD drive
>>
>> I don't care how much it costs. If you know the manufacturer that makes a
>> laptop close to these figures, please let me know.
> 
> Modulo the modem, you can take your pick of just about any modern
> laptop.  When you consider that a PCMCIA modem costs about $30, I
> wouldn't restrict my search based on that criterion.

Thanks Greg, I think I need to get out more often. Nah, the thing is, most
modern laptops do have weird video cards and "unknown" sound cards. I am
afraid, the quest for a perfect laptop is a little harder than going to a local
computer store; however, it doesn't have to be all that perfect. What are you
using?

> 
> Greg
> --
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Date: 07-May-2001
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