From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Jan 22 11:38:53 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 680F416A4CE for ; Thu, 22 Jan 2004 11:38:53 -0800 (PST) Received: from serenity.mcc.ac.uk (serenity.mcc.ac.uk [130.88.200.93]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1FFCC43D4C for ; Thu, 22 Jan 2004 11:38:50 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from jcm@FreeBSD-uk.eu.org) Received: from dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org ([130.88.200.97]) by serenity.mcc.ac.uk with esmtp (Exim 4.20) id 1Ajkev-00087w-M9 for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Thu, 22 Jan 2004 19:38:33 +0000 Received: from dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) i0MJcWVi056403 for ; Thu, 22 Jan 2004 19:38:32 GMT (envelope-from jcm@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org) Received: (from jcm@localhost) by dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org (8.12.10/8.12.6/Submit) id i0MJcWfQ056402 for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Thu, 22 Jan 2004 19:38:32 GMT Date: Thu, 22 Jan 2004 19:38:32 +0000 From: Jonathon McKitrick To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20040122193832.GB55754@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org> References: <20040120223640.GB39542@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org> <20040122000617.GC392@moo.holy.cow> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20040122000617.GC392@moo.holy.cow> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4i X-Spam-Score: -4.9 (----) X-Scanner: exiscan for exim4 (http://duncanthrax.net/exiscan/) *1Ajkev-00087w-M9*dSZPr9bA.Po* Subject: Re: ideas for an old BSD laptop? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 22 Jan 2004 19:38:53 -0000 On Wed, Jan 21, 2004 at 07:06:17PM -0500, parv wrote: : in message <20040120223640.GB39542@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org>, : wrote Jonathon McKitrick thusly... : > : > I haven't used my infamous Toshiba Satellite with FreeBSD 4.8 very : > much since I got my desktop system with a flatscreen. I'm trying : > to think of something interesting to do with it now. : > : > Any ideas on something interesting to use it for? Maybe some kind : > of learning experience? : : Try to run (Free|Net)BSD-current? Or even, Sun Solaris 2.9? Solaris? That might be interesting. You can order Solaris for x86 on CD free from Sun, correct? Does it work pretty well with laptop hardware? NOTE: Please CC me, as I am not currently subscribed. Thanks. jm -- My other computer is your windows box.