Peeps: I need a laptop. If I have to go through life with $HUGE_COMPANY'S xp laptop for one more day where I am not able to things like.. oh, USE THE USB PORT (!!!!) or, um, change my IP address so I can RECOVER A ROUTER IN DISASTER RECOVERY MODE I think I might start to bash my head against the wall. And it's brick (and, NO, I can't, for some reason, become self-managed under XP to do these things as I am a contractor.. blah blah blah)
So, I need an inexpensive laptop. Things I need are: 1. good screen (no huge lines across it or so many red pixels it looks like a blood-bath) 2. Decent processor and RAM (I can always get more ram.. but a good enough processor to run Ubuntu desktop well enough to get by) 3. A 9 PIN SERIAL PORT on board.. that's 9 pin.. and it must work (I *NEED* minicom) 4. On board RJ-45 would be nice. 5. Don't care about wireless (though PCMCIA would be good if there is not on-board 802.11 chip) 6. The smaller the better, the lighter the better. I don't have much money so if the thing is a true boat anchor I don't really mind; I'll just lock it up at work. 7. I don't even care if the battery drains quickly - as long as it has a working plug That's about it. What do you have that you'd be willing to part with and how much do you want for it? Greg -- TriLUG mailing list : http://www.trilug.org/mailman/listinfo/trilug TriLUG Organizational FAQ : http://trilug.org/faq/ TriLUG Member Services FAQ : http://members.trilug.org/services_faq/
