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I ran (lost the laptop when I changed jobs! ;( ) Linux on a Dell Latitude. No problems at all. I even managed to get a token ring card working under the damn thing. ;) Didn't think it would work. Everything else worked great, except for X. Since I had a NeoMagic chipset I had to download another x server from somewhere. I *think* this has been resolved already with the more recent distros having a newer version of XFree that supports the Neomagic chipset. Great laptop. If I get one of my own it'll be a Latitude or a VAIO. -- Niall -----Original Message----- From: Vincent Cocco To: discuss at Blu.Org Sent: 10/22/99 3:02 PM Subject: Linux on a Lap top I was curious to know how many readers on this list run Linux on a laptop on a regular basis. >From what I understand, the list of Linux device drivers for laptops is a little more limited than for desktop systems. I know Linux has come a long way in the past few years and I would think that by this time that loading Linux on a laptop would be no more difficult than loading it on a desktop system. My motivation for getting a laptop is to have a dual boot system running Linux and Winblows. Are certain Linux releases more "laptop friendly" than others? Has anybody experienced loading Linux on a WinBook? ________________________________________________________________________ _______ Vincent P. Cocco Email: vcocco at admin.suffolk.edu Suffolk University Boston, MA 02108 - Subcription/unsubscription/info requests: send e-mail with "subscribe", "unsubscribe", or "info" on the first line of the message body to discuss-request at blu.org (Subject line is ignored). - Subcription/unsubscription/info requests: send e-mail with "subscribe", "unsubscribe", or "info" on the first line of the message body to discuss-request at blu.org (Subject line is ignored).
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