Re[2]: tlug: help on notebook purchase

["D.A. Walter" <warrior@example.com>]

On Mon, 30 Mar 1998 14:23:40 +0900
Ken Harada <kenhrd@example.com> wrote:

> D.A. Walter さんは書きました:
> >Is there anybody out there using Linux on a Toshiba Libretto or Fujitsu
> >Biblo (A5 size)? Both are selling at T-Zone (Kobe) for 99,800 yen. I
> >plan to buy one of them. Which do you think would have less problems
> >installing Linux?
> >
> >Is there anybody using Linux on one of them now?
> 
> David,
> 
> I am using Libretto 30 (486/100, 20MB, 1.4G with replaced HDD) with
> RHL4.2 (kernel 2.0.30) and it works fine.  As the FDD is non-standrd
> PCMCIA type, you need a little trick to install linux (I put my HDD
> to my desktop, install linux and put it back to Lib), but there are
> a plenty of sites of such explanation.
> 
> I have not used Biblo Sub (I think it is Pentium100, 16MB, 1GBHDD),
> but I have seen a friend of mine runs FreeBSD on it - so there should
> not be any problem installing Linux (on your own risk, please).
> 
> Both are nice machines.  For myself, Lib is better in its size and
> weight, but its keyboard is way too small for any writing.  I use
> Lib mainly to _read_ e-mails and HOWTOs.
> 
> Regards,
> Ken
> 
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Thanks everyone for the information on Toshiba and Fujitsu.

I ended up buying the Fujitsu Biblo, because the specs were a little
higher. But it was a very difficult choice. I found a Linux Biblio
homepage too, so it seems to work with linux alright. For those who
might be considering a Biblio, the page is here:

http://133.2.143.7/members/ransui/unix/biblo-install01.html

Thanks, again.

Regards.

David Walter
Kobe, Japan
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