From owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Jul 14 14:35:23 2011 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6791F106564A for ; Thu, 14 Jul 2011 14:35:23 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from wilkinsa@dsto.defence.gov.au) Received: from digger1.defence.gov.au (digger1.defence.gov.au [203.5.217.4]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0E0B38FC15 for ; Thu, 14 Jul 2011 14:35:22 +0000 (UTC) Received: from ednmsw520.dsto.defence.gov.au (ednmsw520.dsto.defence.gov.au [131.185.68.60]) by digger1.defence.gov.au (DSTO/DSTO) with ESMTP id p6EEEKtx028958 for ; Thu, 14 Jul 2011 23:44:21 +0930 (CST) Received: from ednex510.dsto.defence.gov.au (ednex510.dsto.defence.gov.au) by ednmsw520.dsto.defence.gov.au (Clearswift SMTPRS 5.4.0) with ESMTP id for ; Thu, 14 Jul 2011 23:47:45 +0930 Received: from stlex511.dsto.defence.gov.au ([203.6.60.49]) by ednex510.dsto.defence.gov.au with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.4675); Thu, 14 Jul 2011 23:47:43 +0930 Received: from stlux550.dsto.defence.gov.au ([203.6.60.61]) by stlex511.dsto.defence.gov.au with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.4675); Thu, 14 Jul 2011 22:17:40 +0800 Received: from stlux550.dsto.defence.gov.au (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by stlux550.dsto.defence.gov.au (8.14.3/8.14.3) with ESMTP id p6EEHeBl071321 for ; Thu, 14 Jul 2011 22:17:40 +0800 (WST) (envelope-from wilkinsa@stlux550.dsto.defence.gov.au) Received: (from wilkinsa@localhost) by stlux550.dsto.defence.gov.au (8.14.3/8.14.3/Submit) id p6EEHemw071320 for freebsd-stable@freebsd.org; Thu, 14 Jul 2011 22:17:40 +0800 (WST) (envelope-from wilkinsa) Date: Thu, 14 Jul 2011 22:17:40 +0800 From: "Wilkinson, Alex" To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20110714141740.GB70891@stlux503.dsto.defence.gov.au> Mail-Followup-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org References: <20110714135049.GA1085@mycenae.sbb.rs> <201107141408.p6EE8m6Q056889@fire.js.berklix.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII"; x-action="pgp-signed" In-Reply-To: <201107141408.p6EE8m6Q056889@fire.js.berklix.net> Organisation: Defence Science Technology Organisation X-Message-Flag: "Please Restore Line Breaks If Necessary" User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.21 (2010-09-15) X-OriginalArrivalTime: 14 Jul 2011 14:17:40.0730 (UTC) FILETIME=[CA547DA0:01CC4230] X-TM-AS-Product-Ver: SMEX-10.0.0.1412-6.800.1017-18260.001 X-TM-AS-Result: No-3.930000-0.000000-31 X-TM-AS-User-Approved-Sender: Yes X-TM-AS-User-Blocked-Sender: No Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Subject: Re: recommendations for laptop and desktop [SEC=UNCLASSIFIED] X-BeenThere: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Production branch of FreeBSD source code List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 14 Jul 2011 14:35:23 -0000 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 0n Thu, Jul 14, 2011 at 04:08:48PM +0200, Julian H. Stacey wrote: >Zoran Kolic wrote: >> > Zoran's comments that http://laptop.bsdgroup.de/freebsd/ is 'obsolete' >> > are a bit misplaced regarding older kit that some of us use by choice or >> > necessity (eg my 2.5 Thinkpad T23s :) >> >> Sorry for the word chosen in this case. I use one even older >> lapper, HP nx9020, with real 4:3 screen, matte. I'm ready to >> write about it. The only problem is that it is not possible >> to find anymore. So, no use. > >Theres a difference between have / find / buy / receive a laptop ;-) >So it's still nice to docu. older hardware if they supports BSD, >because sometimes people get old laptops thrust upon them :-) > "Here take this thing, I'm not using, I've heard you say BSD > is more efficient than MS, so maybe'll get some use out of it" >Then you get home with it & look it up on the web ... :-) There is always iXsystems invincibook - at least it should "just work" http://www.ixsystems.com/ix/servers/home-and-office/invincibook-freebsd-laptop -Alex -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.17 (FreeBSD) iQEcBAEBAgAGBQJOHvqEAAoJEMv3KTBtKivP590H/ipNA4d7EBp+LdBBOby0qwWR F2k4ORP084IyXYkUCI/NG6LadrHggsdZ34pbOIM3ZkS25PgFCvxDo4pJuhTWoGR/ Bn6W1zsFXCNyAKiyB/YR0AtNymNKYYvhJPg7t1IIJbHWZepmSorfK560Z8Y01EfE epSPtGXxrvBZz2Ej/69AGnh3+LP3wx4dOC5JM+E9fCwy+56lOkpcjeyrKEWtPasp ADr56ofRLQbUIL8q1ehOTs6Cw7ZBhO/4Bk2YN5zZV7rAz2afv7z1qfSByWHp5KD5 fSLQKZHrtJ/hFcrbfe8FKLqZWZ+wklV7FhjVmaq+hOimp8BZg4YgY/gmKM2R1rE= =kW53 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- IMPORTANT: This email remains the property of the Department of Defence and is subject to the jurisdiction of section 70 of the Crimes Act 1914. If you have received this email in error, you are requested to contact the sender and delete the email.