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Date: Sun, 02 Jul 2000 16:32:04 PDT
From: Lawrence Sica <lsica1@home.com>
To: Nick Slager <nicks@albury.net.au>, Brian <bri@sonicboom.org>
Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject: Re: dell inspiron 3500
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On Sun, 2 Jul 2000, Nick Slager wrote:
> Date: Sun, 2 Jul 2000 17:08:49 +1000
> To: Brian <bri@sonicboom.org>
> From: Nick Slager <nicks@albury.net.au>
> Subject: Re: dell inspiron 3500
> 
> Thus spake Brian (bri@sonicboom.org):
> > Anyone tried bsd or linux with the above laptop.  If you were
> successful,
> 
> Yes, I have a 3500 with 3.2 installed. Works fine - X, sound and all.
> 
> > which versions?  My main concern is the pcmcia 10/100 ethernet card, a
> > 3com 3ccfe575bt I believe..
> 
> I ordered mine sans ethernet - added a Xircom Realport combo later on.
> 

i've taken to not getting the 3com cards with dells lately with the 3800
and the 7500 at work, i've found the 3com cards have become more
unreliable.  I have had two just die on me in other laptops.

--Larry

> 
> Nick.
> 
> -- 
>  From a Sun Microsystems bug report (#4102680):
>   "Workaround: don't pound on the mouse like a wild monkey."
> 
> 
> 
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