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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!simtel!daffy!uwvax!uchinews!ncar!newsfeed.internetmci.com!news.sprintlink.net!helena.MT.net!nate From: nate@trout.sri.MT.net (Nate Williams) Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: Re: What's supported for Notebooks Date: 10 Aug 1995 19:19:22 GMT Organization: SRI Intl. - Montana Operations Lines: 34 Message-ID: <40dm3q$lvl@helena.MT.net> References: <40bfb5$6l4@voyager.internex.net> <40d3aj$grv@a3bsrv.nai.net> Reply-To: "Nate Williams" <nate@sneezy.sri.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: trout.sri.mt.net In article <40d3aj$grv@a3bsrv.nai.net>, Stan Voket <asv@gaboon.nai.net> wrote: >Grant Haidinyak (grant@iwv.com) wrote: >: Does anyone know what hardware is supported as far as notebook computers goes? > >: Which chassis are supported (Canon, NEC, IBM, Compaq) >: Is PCMCIA supported, and which cards are supported (ethernet, modems) >: what about trackballs, tracksticks? > >: What are good notebooks to get, which notebooks should I stay away from? > >: thanks in advance, > >: grant > >I'm also looking for a notebook to run FreeBSD and X. Also, I'm hoping >not to load from floppy. Your recommendations and war stories plewase... I've got temporary access to a NEC Versa P/75, with a 3C589B PCMCIA ethernet card in it. It's *very* nice, fast, and it's got a gorgeous 800x600 display on it. It's also got a built in SBPRO, so I really can't say anything bad about it. It comes hightly recommended, and if you have an already running 2.0.5 system with a CD in it you can install FreeBSD on it with one floppy. Note, I'm still fighting with getting my PCMCIA modem working with it, but that's a FreeBSD problem, and not a problem with the laptop itself. Nate -- nate@sneezy.sri.com | Research Engineer, SRI Intl. - Montana Operations nate@trout.sri.MT.net | Loving life in God's country, the great state of work #: (406) 449-7662 | Montana. Wanna go fishing? Send me email, and we'll home #: (406) 443-7063 | setup something.