Re: Laptop Suggestions

2005-08-29 Thread Paul Lussier
"Kenneth E. Lussier" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Howdy all, > > I'm looking for an extremely Linux-friendly laptop to set up as a > traveling demo system. The laptop has to have a wireless card, as I will > need it to run in ad-hoc mode so that it can act as a wireless AP for > other devices. >

Re: Laptop Suggestions

2005-08-24 Thread Roger H. Goun
On 8/24/05, Kenneth E. Lussier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'm looking for an extremely Linux-friendly laptop to set up as a > traveling demo system. The laptop has to have a wireless card, as I will > need it to run in ad-hoc mode so that it can act as a wireless AP for > other devices. I have a

RE: Laptop Suggestions

2005-08-24 Thread Brian Karas
I've had excellent results with FC on Thinkpads lately. Both on my older X20 (which recently died) and on my current T42. The t42 has built-in blootooth, wifi, NIC, 1400x1050 screen (yeah, odd resolution), etc. All supported very nicely under FC3. As well as dual-head support (laptop LCD as h

Re: Laptop Suggestions

2005-08-24 Thread Ted Roche
On Aug 24, 2005, at 3:25 PM, Bill McGonigle wrote: Yellow Dog Linux or Fedora Core 4 PPC or SuSE PPC might also be a candidate. Ubuntu, also. I've downloaded and played with their LiveCD on an iMac and it was pretty slick. ___ gnhlug-discuss mail

Re: Laptop Suggestions

2005-08-24 Thread Dan Jenkins
Michael ODonnell wrote: You'd have to get a PCMCIA wireless card if you go that route because the Apple "Airport Extreme" is a Broadcom chipset, and Broadcom doesn't play well with Open Source. The butthead mentality appears to be dominant at Broadcom, doesn't it? I've got an HP zd7000 s

Re: Laptop Suggestions

2005-08-24 Thread Michael ODonnell
> You'd have to get a PCMCIA wireless card if you go that route > because the Apple "Airport Extreme" is a Broadcom chipset, and > Broadcom doesn't play well with Open Source. The butthead mentality appears to be dominant at Broadcom, doesn't it? I've got an HP zd7000 series machine that's pret

Re: Laptop Suggestions

2005-08-24 Thread Bill McGonigle
On Aug 24, 2005, at 12:42, Michael Costolo wrote: Does it *HAVE* to be linux? I recently picked up a Powerbook (BSD). Fabulous piece of hardware. Yellow Dog Linux or Fedora Core 4 PPC or SuSE PPC might also be a candidate. You'd have to get a PCMCIA wireless card if you go that route becau

Re: Laptop Suggestions

2005-08-24 Thread David Ecklein
--- From: "Greg Rundlett" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Kenneth E. Lussier" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: Sent: Wednesday, August 24, 2005 10:51 AM Subject: Re: Laptop Suggestions > On 8/24/05, Kenneth E. Lussier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Howdy all, &

Re: Laptop Suggestions

2005-08-24 Thread Michael Costolo
On 8/24/05, Kenneth E. Lussier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Howdy all,I'm looking for an extremely Linux-friendly laptop to set up as atraveling demo system. The laptop has to have a wireless card, as I willneed it to run in ad-hoc mode so that it can act as a wireless AP for other devices.The system

Re: Laptop Suggestions

2005-08-24 Thread Cole Tuininga
On Wed, 2005-08-24 at 12:39 -0400, David Ecklein wrote: > FWIW - A client brought in a Dell Inspiron 5160 that was hammered by a > virus - I cleared the HD, loaded only her WinXP and Norton Internet > Security - nothing else. This 2.8Gb-P4-256MB doorstop ran like a snail! I > was embarrassed to c

Re: Laptop Suggestions

2005-08-24 Thread Bill Sconce
On Wed, 24 Aug 2005 11:32:52 -0400 Ted Roche <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The ThinkPads caught my eye, > as we're been very happy with them in the office for the past couple > of years. They seem to be pretty rugged. Same here. Almost daily trips to client sites, three (four??) years now.

Re: Laptop Suggestions

2005-08-24 Thread Ted Roche
On Aug 24, 2005, at 10:32 AM, Kenneth E. Lussier wrote: All suggestions are welcome. I'm currently looking at http://www.emperorlinux.com for pre-installed linux laptops, but if a thinkpad/dell/gateway/whatever is best, then that's what I'll go with There's a tradeoff between what you're willi

Re: Laptop Suggestions

2005-08-24 Thread Greg Rundlett
On 8/24/05, Kenneth E. Lussier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Howdy all, > > I'm looking for an extremely Linux-friendly laptop to set up as a > traveling demo system. The laptop has to have a wireless card, as I will > need it to run in ad-hoc mode so that it can act as a wireless AP for > other de