> It's very hard to guess. If you want silence, you live in a small > apartment and you have some extra cash, buy a laptop and you'll get in love > with it (but check the hardware, do not get a winmodem with it!). >
This is very interesting! I hadn't considered laptops but now I will. Does anyone else have experience with running linux on a laptop? Can I hook up my parallel-port ZIP drive to a laptop? Can I hook up my monitor? My keyboard? My mouse? If I keep the laptop plugged in the whole time is the battery simply ignored, or does it slowly drain or leak acid over the years? Note I have no intention of using this putative laptop anywhere other than my desk, but it would be really exciting to have one! Last I checked the displays were getting pretty good too, so maybe I could junk my monitor while I'm at it. What are some good display technologies, anyone have experience sitting up all night staring at an lcd screen? Can you still see? -chris
