Re: Recommendations for Laptop

1999-11-29 Thread Goswin Brederlow
Andrew Clark <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I would like to get a laptop and run Debian on it. Does anyone have any > recommendations for machines/manufactures to buy or avoid? > > Regards, > Andrew Clark. I have a 15.1´´ Laptop from KoPak (relabled to baycom). Celeron 466, 128 MB ram, 10 GB

Re: Recommendations for Laptop

1999-11-29 Thread Goswin Brederlow
Andrew Clark <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I would like to get a laptop and run Debian on it. Does anyone have any > recommendations for machines/manufactures to buy or avoid? > > Regards, > Andrew Clark. I have a 15.1´´ Laptop from KoPak (relabled to baycom). Celeron 466, 128 MB ram, 10 GB

Re: Recommendations for Laptop

1999-11-17 Thread Heather
[via the November archive] >Andrew Clark said: >> I would like to get a laptop and run Debian on it. Does anyone have any >> recommendations for machines/manufactures to buy or avoid? > >If you're willing to pay new laptop prices, www.linuxlaptops.com will sell >you one with Linux preinstalled. E

Re: Recommendations for Laptop

1999-11-17 Thread Heather
[via the November archive] >Andrew Clark said: >> I would like to get a laptop and run Debian on it. Does anyone have any >> recommendations for machines/manufactures to buy or avoid? > >If you're willing to pay new laptop prices, www.linuxlaptops.com will sell >you one with Linux preinstalled. E

Re: Recommendations for Laptop

1999-11-09 Thread Russell Coker
On Fri, 05 Nov 1999, Andrew Clark wrote: >I would like to get a laptop and run Debian on it. Does anyone have any >recommendations for machines/manufactures to buy or avoid? I have just bought a Thinkpad 600E, PentiumII-400MHz, 64M, 10G, 1024x768x16bpp. Everything works fine except the built in

Re: Recommendations for Laptop

1999-11-09 Thread Russell Coker
On Fri, 05 Nov 1999, Andrew Clark wrote: >I would like to get a laptop and run Debian on it. Does anyone have any >recommendations for machines/manufactures to buy or avoid? I have just bought a Thinkpad 600E, PentiumII-400MHz, 64M, 10G, 1024x768x16bpp. Everything works fine except the built in

Re: Recommendations for Laptop

1999-11-05 Thread Florian Lohoff
On Fri, Nov 05, 1999 at 11:04:57AM +1100, Andrew Clark wrote: > I would like to get a laptop and run Debian on it. Does anyone have any > recommendations for machines/manufactures to buy or avoid? I am running on Thinkpad 390E and Toshiba Tecra 8000 - I love the Thinkpad more due to the much bett

Re: Recommendations for Laptop

1999-11-05 Thread Florian Lohoff
On Fri, Nov 05, 1999 at 11:04:57AM +1100, Andrew Clark wrote: > I would like to get a laptop and run Debian on it. Does anyone have any > recommendations for machines/manufactures to buy or avoid? I am running on Thinkpad 390E and Toshiba Tecra 8000 - I love the Thinkpad more due to the much bett

Re: Recommendations for Laptop

1999-11-05 Thread Dave Sherohman
Andrew Clark said: > I would like to get a laptop and run Debian on it. Does anyone have any > recommendations for machines/manufactures to buy or avoid? If you're willing to pay new laptop prices, www.linuxlaptops.com will sell you one with Linux preinstalled. Even if you don't buy from them, t

Re: Recommendations for Laptop

1999-11-05 Thread Dave Sherohman
Andrew Clark said: > I would like to get a laptop and run Debian on it. Does anyone have any > recommendations for machines/manufactures to buy or avoid? If you're willing to pay new laptop prices, www.linuxlaptops.com will sell you one with Linux preinstalled. Even if you don't buy from them, t

Re: Recommendations for Laptop

1999-11-05 Thread Martyn Pearce
Graham Ashton writes: | I avoided the Inspiron too, partly because Dell recommended I go for the | Lattitude, but mainly because at the time the Inspiron had more | unsupported hardware, and was generally more clunky. The dual battery | thing is a real boon (it used to go for 8 hours when the bat

Re: Recommendations for Laptop

1999-11-05 Thread Martyn Pearce
Graham Ashton writes: | I avoided the Inspiron too, partly because Dell recommended I go for the | Lattitude, but mainly because at the time the Inspiron had more | unsupported hardware, and was generally more clunky. The dual battery | thing is a real boon (it used to go for 8 hours when the bat

Re: Recommendations for Laptop

1999-11-05 Thread Graham Ashton
On Thursday 04 November, Michael Pfeuffer wrote: > > I've been very happy with my Dell Latitude. I avoided the Inspirion line, > though - mainly because of the on-board winmodem. As have I. I agree with everything Michael says (I haven't got round to sorting out my sound yet either!). I avoide

Re: Recommendations for Laptop

1999-11-05 Thread Graham Ashton
On Thursday 04 November, Michael Pfeuffer wrote: > > I've been very happy with my Dell Latitude. I avoided the Inspirion line, > though - mainly because of the on-board winmodem. As have I. I agree with everything Michael says (I haven't got round to sorting out my sound yet either!). I avoide

Re: Recommendations for Laptop

1999-11-05 Thread Streit Eric
Le ven, 05 nov 1999, Andrew Clark a écrit : > I would like to get a laptop and run Debian on it. Does anyone have any > recommendations for machines/manufactures to buy or avoid? Hi, We have two Compaq laptops and are very happy. Debian works right out the box: Compaq 1700 with pentium 300 Co

Re: Recommendations for Laptop

1999-11-05 Thread Streit Eric
Le ven, 05 nov 1999, Andrew Clark a écrit : > I would like to get a laptop and run Debian on it. Does anyone have any > recommendations for machines/manufactures to buy or avoid? Hi, We have two Compaq laptops and are very happy. Debian works right out the box: Compaq 1700 with pentium 300 Co

RE: Recommendations for Laptop

1999-11-05 Thread Terry Katz
I'm happy with my Inspiron 7000 .. bit on the expensive side and a bit heavy (for some, I personally have nothing against its weight), and a nice large display .. 366mhz (400mhz now available), and an ati rage 2x agp card which X runs nicely on (and onboard mpeg2 decoder w/tv out).. (dvd/floppy in

RE: Recommendations for Laptop

1999-11-05 Thread Terry Katz
I'm happy with my Inspiron 7000 .. bit on the expensive side and a bit heavy (for some, I personally have nothing against its weight), and a nice large display .. 366mhz (400mhz now available), and an ati rage 2x agp card which X runs nicely on (and onboard mpeg2 decoder w/tv out).. (dvd/floppy in

Re: Recommendations for Laptop

1999-11-05 Thread Michael Pfeuffer
At 11:04 AM 11/05/1999, Andrew Clark wrote: I would like to get a laptop and run Debian on it. Does anyone have any recommendations for machines/manufactures to buy or avoid? Regards, Andrew Clark. I've been very happy with my Dell Latitude. I avoided the Inspirion line, though - mainly bec

Re: Recommendations for Laptop

1999-11-05 Thread Michael Pfeuffer
At 11:04 AM 11/05/1999, Andrew Clark wrote: I would like to get a laptop and run Debian on it. Does anyone have any recommendations for machines/manufactures to buy or avoid? Regards, Andrew Clark. I've been very happy with my Dell Latitude. I avoided the Inspirion line, though - mainl

Re: Recommendations for Laptop

1999-11-05 Thread Dylan Thurston
On Fri, Nov 05, 1999 at 11:04:57AM +1100, Andrew Clark wrote: > I would like to get a laptop and run Debian on it. Does anyone have any > recommendations for machines/manufactures to buy or avoid? It depends on what you want to do with it. I love my Twinhead Powerslim, because it's only 3.5 poun

Re: Recommendations for Laptop

1999-11-05 Thread Dylan Thurston
On Fri, Nov 05, 1999 at 11:04:57AM +1100, Andrew Clark wrote: > I would like to get a laptop and run Debian on it. Does anyone have any > recommendations for machines/manufactures to buy or avoid? It depends on what you want to do with it. I love my Twinhead Powerslim, because it's only 3.5 poun

Re: Recommendations for Laptop

1999-11-05 Thread Adam Shand
> I would like to get a laptop and run Debian on it. Does anyone have any > recommendations for machines/manufactures to buy or avoid? i love both the thinkpad's i have. check out the linux laptop page first though because there are linux compatibility issues with some thinkpads (eg. the 390E i

Re: Recommendations for Laptop

1999-11-05 Thread Adam Shand
> I would like to get a laptop and run Debian on it. Does anyone have any > recommendations for machines/manufactures to buy or avoid? i love both the thinkpad's i have. check out the linux laptop page first though because there are linux compatibility issues with some thinkpads (eg. the 390E i

Recommendations for Laptop

1999-11-05 Thread Andrew Clark
I would like to get a laptop and run Debian on it. Does anyone have any recommendations for machines/manufactures to buy or avoid? Regards, Andrew Clark.

Recommendations for Laptop

1999-11-05 Thread Andrew Clark
I would like to get a laptop and run Debian on it. Does anyone have any recommendations for machines/manufactures to buy or avoid? Regards, Andrew Clark.