Date: Tue, 22 Apr 2008 17:32:17 +0200 From: Roland Smith <rsmith@xs4all.nl> To: Wojciech Puchar <wojtek@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl> Cc: Paul Schmehl <pauls@utdallas.edu>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org, Jerry Rukavina <j.rukavina@attalin.com> Subject: Re: BSD Computers Message-ID: <20080422153217.GA36675@slackbox.xs4all.nl> In-Reply-To: <20080421215741.T1721@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl> References: <000001c8a355$493496b0$6400a8c0@ATTALINO78QBFR> <35F1BF4D34003AFF570D96C2@Macintosh.local> <20080421215741.T1721@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl>
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--EeQfGwPcQSOJBaQU Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable 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=20 >> hardware compatibility list [1] that you can consult to see if the=20 >> hardware you intend to purchase is supported. In general, most major=20 >> manufacturers' systems will work fine, although the newest systems can= =20 >> sometimes be problematic. >=20 > most desktop/servers. not laptops. all lenovo/ibm works fine but this is= =20 > exception. most laptops can run only windoze. I've got a secondhand Dell Latitude C610 that runs FreeBSD perfectly. Before that I had a Compaq Armada M700 that also worked perfectly. If you can get a good look at the specs, especially at the chipset used, you can normally get a pretty good idea if it will run FreeBSD. Better yet, if you are thinking of buying a laptop, go to the store with a FreeBSD boot CD and test. If they don't let you do that, take your business somewhere else. Roland --=20 R.F.Smith http://www.xs4all.nl/~rsmith/ [plain text _non-HTML_ PGP/GnuPG encrypted/signed email much appreciated] pgp: 1A2B 477F 9970 BA3C 2914 B7CE 1277 EFB0 C321 A725 (KeyID: C321A725) --EeQfGwPcQSOJBaQU Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.8 (FreeBSD) iEYEARECAAYFAkgOBQEACgkQEnfvsMMhpyXkDACbBvshQgi1MtWS7iyW6vQytv4n Pz4An0JSgXa/V61QV734l4PLRf4Nf/6y =gstN -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --EeQfGwPcQSOJBaQU--
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