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Date:      Thu, 28 Oct 1999 14:56:28 -0400 (EDT)
From:      Pat Lynch <lynch@bsdunix.net>
To:        kfurge@worldnet.att.net
Cc:        J McKitrick <jcm@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org>, freebsd-chat <chat@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject:   Re: ok, let's get things interesting here...
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.4.05.9910281455270.11143-100000@bytor.rush.net>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.96.991027195222.12498A-100000@kcfhome.my.domain>

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yah I love my freebsd laptop, I mean its only a p90, 24M of RAM, but it
gets much more use than just web surfing, and its a hell of alot faster
than the same laptop that my friend has with windows =)

-Trish

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Pat Lynch						lynch@rush.net
							lynch@bsdunix.net
Systems Administrator					Rush Networking
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On Wed, 27 Oct 1999 kfurge@worldnet.att.net wrote:

> On Wed, 27 Oct 1999, J McKitrick wrote:
> 
> > Has anyone else out there been happy with a FBSD laptop workstation with
> > dialup internet connection?  
> 
> Sure.  My favorite machine is my laptop running FreeBSD.  With PAO,
> FreeBSD supports nearly every feature my laptop has to offer.
> Suspend/resume, pcmcia ethernet/56k modem, integrated mouse (fingerpad),
> battery stats, etc...
> 
> > I've been looking for a stable editor that reads/writes Word docs but i
> > haven't found one i'm happy with.
> 
> IMHO, the phrases "Word docs" and "stable editor" are mutually exclusive.
> Full compatibility with word requires lots of bloat.  Of the ones I've
> tried, I'd have to recommend StarOffice.  Better have lots of ram in that
> laptop!
> 
> > So far, i feel like i'm only using FBSD like an iMac, to surf the web. 
> 
> You're not alone!
> 
> - K.C.
> 
> 
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