Re: Don't buy a Sony

1999-11-02 Thread MallarJ
In a message dated 11/2/99 10:57:49 AM Central Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > TOSHIBA 400CDT I picked up in a junk pile at work. Any known problems/ > workarounds to getting DEBIAN working on it. I'm going to install tonight > if I get a chance, or tomorrow. > Have the same mod

Re: Don't buy a Sony

1999-11-02 Thread MallarJ
In a message dated 11/2/99 10:57:49 AM Central Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > TOSHIBA 400CDT I picked up in a junk pile at work. Any known problems/ > workarounds to getting DEBIAN working on it. I'm going to install tonight > if I get a chance, or tomorrow. > Have the same mod

Re: Don't buy a Sony

1999-11-02 Thread John_J_Neff
I happen to have had some (insider) info into the tech support world of SONY and you are correct. The support stops for all practial purposes once the Vaio leaves the states. Having been one of those people that say "Hello, Thank you for calling Sony, this is **, how may I help you?" I perso

Re: Don't buy a Sony

1999-11-02 Thread John_J_Neff
I happen to have had some (insider) info into the tech support world of SONY and you are correct. The support stops for all practial purposes once the Vaio leaves the states. Having been one of those people that say "Hello, Thank you for calling Sony, this is **, how may I help you?" I perso

Don't buy a Sony

1999-11-02 Thread Seth Golub
This is off-topic, in that it's not Debian-specific, but it's relevant to people wondering what kind of laptop they should get. I've had good experience with Debian on my Sony VAIO, until now. The hardware broke, it's a US model, I'm in the UK, and Sony's international support really really suck

Don't buy a Sony

1999-11-02 Thread Seth Golub
This is off-topic, in that it's not Debian-specific, but it's relevant to people wondering what kind of laptop they should get. I've had good experience with Debian on my Sony VAIO, until now. The hardware broke, it's a US model, I'm in the UK, and Sony's international support really really suck