Re: a laptop for linux

Hi Michel!

I'm telling to all my friends about the belgian beers
paradise you suggested us, thanks again.

About the laptop choice I'm going to buy an Apple
ibook G4 14" and i will install on it or Yellowdog or
Mandrake 9.1 for PPC.
Ciao

Matteo


--- Michel Lens <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi Matteo,
> 
> Buy a laptop with integrated CD-ROM or DVD-ROM.
> 
> I have a Sony Vaio PCG-SR27K with external PCMCIA
> CD-ROM and haven't
> been able to install Linux.  Booting is OK, but then
> it's stuck.
> 
> The PCMCIA-card and CD-ROM are supposed to work
> under Linux.
> 
> I can't even get Knoppix to work, again it's booting
> and then gets stuck
> at the second screen.
> 
> Cheers!
> 
> "Belgian Beer" Michel
> 
> On Tue, 2004-03-02 at 12:39, Matteo Paiato wrote:
> > also
> > 
> > http://www.tuxmobil.org/
> > 
> > is a good site, but there is some suggestion based
> on
> > direct experience of Luggers in China with laptop
> > bought in China?
> > thanks!
> > 
> > Matteo
> > --- Richard Ford <[email protected]> wrote:
> > > www.linux-laptop.net
> > > 
> > > Whatever you do, stay clear of integrated
> graphics
> > > (new ones) and check
> > > out all the specs and individual parts on the
> web
> > > before buying.
> > > 
> > > Right hardware, right drivers makes such a
> > > difference...
> > > 
> > > 
> > > RF.
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > On Mon, 2004-03-01 at 19:30, Matteo Paiato
> wrote:
> > > > Dear Penguins,
> > > > 
> > > > I want to buy a new laptop to use only with
> linux.
> > > > 
> > > > I need supported:
> > > > 
> > > > Ethernet LAN
> > > > USB
> > > > PCMCIA (to use a wifi PCMCIA CARD)
> > > > 
> > > > price (cheap!!) from 10.000 to 13.000 RMB
> > > > 
> > > > brand
> > > > 
> > > > Dell
> > > > Toshiba
> > > > IBM
> > > > NEC
> > > > or feel free to suggest...
> > > > 
> > > > Eventually ibook G4 to use with Mandrake 9.1
> PPC
> > > (just
> > > > joking!)
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > Thanks
> > > > 
> > > >
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