Date: Thu, 28 Sep 1995 10:36:41 -0600 From: Nate Williams <nate@rocky.sri.MT.net> To: laufen@sol.med.ge.com (Derek Laufenberg x7-4534) Cc: freebsd-questions@freefall.freebsd.org Subject: Re: Laptop Recomended for Freebsd Message-ID: <199509281636.KAA20531@rocky.sri.MT.net> In-Reply-To: <9509281422.AA12178@merak.med.ge.com> References: <9509281422.AA12178@merak.med.ge.com>
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> Does anyone have any ideas on a laptop for freebsd? Yes. > What about an ether net interface as well? I have ideas for those as well. Oh, you want me to tell you what they are? :) I *highly* recommend the NEC Versa/P, or any of the NEC's which have the high-res 800x600 screen. The extra pixels are a lifesaver, and after using the NEC I'm having a hard-time using the ThinkPad. :( Another plus of the NEC is it has a built-in SoundBlaster compatible sound-card which is supported by FreeBSD. They are a bit spendy, but are quite nice. For a cheap laptop, I'd have to recommend the IBM ThinkPad 360C. For about $2K you can get a unit, and then for another $600 for a 16MB module you'll have a very nice box with an active matrix display. However, FreeBSD doesn't work out of the box with the ThinkPad's, and requires a bit of hackery to install it but it's well worth it. The ThinkPads are built much more rugged than the NEC, but are a bit more non-standard. For ethernet cards the 3COM 3C589B is the easiest card to get working, and it works quite well. I don't have any experience with any other card, so others can chime in. Nate
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