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From: Jerry McAllister <jerrymc@msu.edu>
To: Wojciech Puchar <wojtek@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl>
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On Mon, Apr 21, 2008 at 09:58:29PM +0200, Wojciech Puchar wrote:

> >FreeBSD, like all open source systems (that I know of), publishes a 
> >hardware compatibility list [1] that you can consult to see if the 
> >hardware you intend to purchase is supported.  In general, most major 
> >manufacturers' systems will work fine, although the newest systems can 
> >sometimes be problematic.
> 
> most desktop/servers. not laptops. all lenovo/ibm works fine but this is 
> exception. most laptops can run only windoze.

I don't think this is true.

////jerry


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