Re: tlug: help on notebook purchase

["Stephen J. Turnbull" <turnbull@example.com>]

>>>>> "Scott" == Scott Stone <sstone@example.com> writes:

    Scott> Libretto WARNING:

    Scott> Older Librettos use a Trident video chipset, which WILL
    Scott> work with Linux.  Newer ones use a NeoMagic chipset, which
    Scott> will NOT (unless you purchase Xi Graphics' Accelerated X
    Scott> for Notebooks, which is about $250 USD - I'm not sure if
    Scott> MetroX supports it or not...).  In fact, MOST notebooks
    Scott> being sold in Japan nowadays use this chipset, so read the
    Scott> specs carefully and make sure that you're buying one that
    Scott> does NOT use the NeoMagic.  Sharp notebooks, I know, do
    Scott> not.  Fujitsu, Panasonic, Toshiba, and Sony all do.

Some Gateways do, some do not.  I specifically bought the Solo 5100
rather than the next step down because it uses a Cirrus logic chipset.

I'm happy so far, except that the bloody NEC recipe book I bought for
the little woman can't find either the preinstalled version of
QuickTime or the one it installs itself.

'Course, I haven't installed linux properly yet---it's at home at the
wrong end of a slow link.  I don't dare bring it to the office or I
won't have time to read TLUG ;-)  Maybe tomorrow ;-)

If I get Linux installed, I'll bring it on the 11th.

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