Date: Fri, 5 Sep 1997 15:21:37 -0400 (EDT) From: Peter Dufault <dufault@hda.com> To: nate@mt.sri.com (Nate Williams) Cc: freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: High-resolution displays Message-ID: <199709051921.PAA04435@hda.hda.com> In-Reply-To: <199709051727.LAA09357@rocky.mt.sri.com> from Nate Williams at "Sep 5, 97 11:27:02 am"
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> > A quick note about a CDROM: I wish my laptop had one since it would > > be an ideal system for hooking into an ethernet and > > installing packages, etc, from. > > ... In any case, you can have an external CD-ROM if you > really want one, plus the advantage of having a way to play CD's on the > plane w/out using your laptop battery. ;) Then you lose one of the best features of the laptop: the solid box with everything built in. Which brings up another point for those in the market to consider: The IBM has an external power supply while some laptops have it built in. Peter -- Peter Dufault (dufault@hda.com) Realtime development, Machine control, HD Associates, Inc. Safety critical systems, Agency approval
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