Looking for a good portable linux system

2004-12-18 Thread Bruce Dawson
I'm looking for a good portable Linux system. It needs to be dual processor (preferably > 2.0GHz) and support at least 2 GB of RAM. USB 2.0 ports and IDE drives are a plus, as is an AGP slot. Note: this does not have to be a laptop, but does have to fit easily in a suitcase. Something like the Shu

Re: Subversion

2004-12-18 Thread Fred
Thanks, Bill. It may suit me to just take a snapshot of the current code and not try to put all the history of CVS in Subversion. Since I am (currently) an "one-man operation", it probably won't be too painful taking that approach. On Fri, 2004-12-17 at 14:34, Bill Sconce wrote: ... > I use it e

Beer Linux enthusaists love (was: Re: Firefox & text/css)

2004-12-18 Thread Fred
On Fri, 2004-12-17 at 20:16, Greg Rundlett wrote: ... > I myself find enjoyment discussing all things related to using my Linux > system for whatever I use it for, which is primarily web development, > and even more generally I feel a part of the 'community' created by the > list so I don't even

Re: FSF looking for Sys Admin

2004-12-18 Thread Fred
On Fri, 2004-12-17 at 22:10, Jon maddog Hall wrote: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: > > Frankly, if I did that, I'd demand to vote in MA or refuse to pay the state > > income tax. > > That type of action only worked one time. Something about dumping tea in the > harbor. This time, it'll have to

Re: Looking for a good portable linux system

2004-12-18 Thread Fred
On Sat, 2004-12-18 at 11:08, Bruce Dawson wrote: ... > I don't care much about weight (unless it can't withstand the rigors of > a plane's cargo hold), but it does have to be reliable and moderately > rugged. This unit will be collecting a lot of air miles, (but won't be > used while onboard the pl

Re: Looking for a good portable linux system

2004-12-18 Thread Ben Boulanger
> turn it on and let them see the flashy little lights their pea-sized > intelligence can barely recognize as not being a bomb. Hey... I work for TSA! -- "Make it idiot proof and someone will make a better idiot." ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing li

Re: Looking for a good portable linux system

2004-12-18 Thread Bruce Dawson
On Sat, 2004-12-18 at 16:40, Fred wrote: > On Sat, 2004-12-18 at 11:08, Bruce Dawson wrote: > ... > > I don't care much about weight (unless it can't withstand the rigors of > > a plane's cargo hold), but it does have to be reliable and moderately > > rugged. This unit will be collecting a lot of a

Re: Looking for a good portable linux system

2004-12-18 Thread Michael ODonnell
It sounds like the mini-ITX form factor might be what you're looking for. Example: http://www.cappuccinopc.com/mocha7043j.asp In the latter days of MCLX we had a machine like that for dog&pony demos at customer sites and I recall that it was reasonably fast and survived a lot of frantic plane

Re: Looking for a good portable linux system

2004-12-18 Thread Hewitt Tech
There is supposedly an Iwill SFF dual Opteron system but it either isn't available or isn't ready for prime time yet. However, how about an Antec Minuet case (16.8" x 12.75" x 3.8") which can take a Micro-ATX motherboard? Tyan makes a model Tiger S2723GNN which supports two Xeon processors. The A