Date: Wed, 19 Apr 1995 20:36:50 +0100 (BST) From: Paul Richards <paul@isl.cf.ac.uk> To: FreeBSD-hackers@FreeBSD.org (FreeBSD hackers mailing list) Subject: Re: PCMCIA and FreeBSD (fwd) Message-ID: <199504191936.UAA01078@isl.cf.ac.uk>
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Do we support the following laptops? Any advice. In reply to Tim Rylance who said > From tkr@puffball.demon.co.uk Wed Apr 19 15:22:43 1995 > From: Tim Rylance <tkr@puffball.demon.co.uk> > Message-Id: <199504191421.PAA01068@puffball.demon.co.uk> > Subject: Re: PCMCIA and FreeBSD > To: paul@isl.cf.ac.uk (Paul Richards) > Date: Wed, 19 Apr 1995 15:21:07 +0100 (BST) > In-Reply-To: <199504131930.UAA13767@isl.cf.ac.uk> from "Paul Richards" at Apr 13, 95 08:30:11 pm > X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.4 PL23] > Content-Type: text > Content-Length: 1261 > > : Ok, if you want to run FreeBSD let me know and I'll find out if what exactly > : we support laptop-wise. > > Well Solaris costs a fortune in memory, runs like a dog, isn't UNIX, doesn't > have source (I'm running it on my sparc); I'm mildly prejudiced against > Linux (it's a lot more like UNIX than Solaris is, though); BSD/OS is > possible but relatively expensive; FreeBSD looks the best bet. Alternatively, > I have a copy of Windoze 95 :-). > > I'm considering the Dell Latitude XP, the Digital Hi-Note Ultra, and the > Toshiba T2150 at the moment. Mike forwarded a message (from freebsd-hardware?) > saying the Dell+3c589 doesn't work because Dell use a PCMCIA chipset that > FreeBSD doesn't support. I think I'll get Linux-on-4CDs-for-$25 just to > see what's going on (Linux is rumoured to have "proper" PCMCIA support). -- Paul Richards, FreeBSD core team member. Internet: paul@FreeBSD.org, URL: http://isl.cf.ac.uk/~paul/ Phone: +44 1222 874000 x6646 (work), +44 1222 457651 (home) Dept. Mechanical Engineering, University of Wales, College Cardiff.
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