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Date:      Thu, 28 Sep 1995 16:00:17 -0700 (PDT)
From:      Jaye Mathisen <mrcpu@cdsnet.net>
To:        Nate Williams <nate@rocky.sri.MT.net>
Cc:        Derek Laufenberg x7-4534 <laufen@sol.med.ge.com>, freebsd-questions@freefall.freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Laptop Recomended for Freebsd
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSD/.3.91.950928155859.14969n-100000@schizo.cdsnet.net>
In-Reply-To: <199509281636.KAA20531@rocky.sri.MT.net>

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On Thu, 28 Sep 1995, Nate Williams wrote:

> I *highly* recommend the NEC Versa/P, or any of the NEC's which have the
> high-res 800x600 screen.  The extra pixels are a lifesaver, and after
> using the NEC I'm having a hard-time using the ThinkPad. :(

I concur.  I have one as well, and just am ordering a NEC 4000, which I 
hope works as well.

> 
> Another plus of the NEC is it has a built-in SoundBlaster compatible
> sound-card which is supported by FreeBSD.

I think this is true only on the P.  THe M models have something that is 
kind of close, but not really.

> 
> For ethernet cards the 3COM 3C589B is the easiest card to get working,
> and it works quite well.  I don't have any experience with any other
> card, so others can chime in.



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