Date: Thu, 14 Mar 1996 18:15:04 -0500 (EST) From: John Brann <jbrann@panix.com> To: rminnich@Sarnoff.COM (Ron G. Minnich) Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: status of laptops? Message-ID: <199603142316.SAA05968@jbrann> In-Reply-To: <Pine.SUN.3.91.960314104511.5846E-100000@terra> from "Ron G. Minnich" at Mar 14, 96 10:52:00 am
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Ron G. Minnich wrote... > > > i've been wandering all over freebsd.org looking for the laptop of > choice. There seem to be more questions than answers, so i thought i'd try > this list. I'm after the following: I use a Toshiba 415CS - with which I'm very happy. As regards your requirements... > 1) P90 Yes. > 2) 32+ mb ram $$$$$$ ! (I've got 16Mb in mine. It comes with 8Mb.) > 3) long battery life -- two batteries if possible. 3+ hours would sure be > nice I get 3 1/2 pretty regularly with mine (1 battery Li-ion) > 4) 800x600x8 Yes. Works with XF86 svga server 'out of the box'. > 5) ethernet card freebsd can deal with #Com 3C589 (of course :-) - either directly through the npx driver, or using the PCMCIA drivers (see next question...). Only 10-BaseT (I believe). > 6) and of course the 28.8K modem If you load the new PCMCIA stuff. The March 8th version installed cleanly and drives my 3Com and Hayes 14.4 modem. They list several others which are supported - check out http://www.mt.cs.keio.ac.jp/person/hosokawa/freebsd-pcmcia/ > > multimedia not required. it's nice if it is available but if it messes > up 1-6 above i'll skip it. Anybody had any luck? is pc card support > really here? The 415CS has a SB-16 compatible which works for me... (Though I had to juggle IRQs). By the way - I have no connection with Toshiba, other than as a customer. John -- Beavis and Butt-Head; Vladimir and Estragon for the '90s. finger jbrann@panix.com for pgp public key
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