Date: Tue, 09 Jan 2001 09:10:50 GMT From: PEB@amleth.demon.co.uk (Paul E. Bennett) To: freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.org Subject: RE: Subscription and Archive Message-ID: <5033@amleth.demon.co.uk>
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In message <XFMail.010108150108.jhb@FreeBSD.org> John Baldwin writes: > > On 07-Jan-01 Paul E. Bennett wrote: > > Hi, > > > > I am new to the FreeBSD world and have a new blank laptop on which I am > > aiming to place FreeBSD. However, I have enjoyed some playing with the > > FICL boot-loader that is part of the PicoBSD floppy disk I obtained from > > the web-site. I emailed Andrzej and he advised... > > If you want to talk about running FreeBSD on your laptop, the right list to ask > about is on freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.org, which is where all the laptop users > hang out, more or less. > > > Therefore I would appreciate joining in with the discussions here and > > obtaining pointers to some of the archives. As you see, I have been asking around a bit. I trust that I am now in the right place. > > For the record, the new laptop is:- > > > > Dell Inspiron 3800 > > 128Mb memory (DIMM) > > 12Gb HDD > > 2 PCMCIA slots > > IrDa port > > Comms Port > > USB port > > CD-ROM > > FDD (on printer port) > > ECP/EPP/Printer port > > Extension bus. > > Trackpad mouse+ > > > > I plan to use a Silicom SEM33 Ethermodem module in the PCMICIA for > > network and phone communications facilities. I will also add that I am looking at setting the laptop up more as a workstation that will enable me to continue the rather mobile developments and presentations I am involved with. I will be implementing FreeBSD on other machines that will act as servers of one sort or another. -- ******************************************************************** Paul E. Bennett ....................<email://peb@amleth.demon.co.uk> Forth based HIDECS Consultancy .....<http://www.amleth.demon.co.uk/>; Mob: +44 (0)7811-639972 .........NOW AVAILABLE:- HIDECS COURSE...... Tel: +44 (0)1235-814586 .... see http://www.feabhas.com for details. Going Forth Safely ..... EBA. www.electric-boat-association.org.uk.. ******************************************************************** To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-mobile" in the body of the message
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