From: Arrigo Triulzi (a.triulzi@imperial.ac.uk)
Date: 02/01/93 

From: a.triulzi@imperial.ac.uk (Arrigo Triulzi)
Subject: Linux on a portable with X
Date: 1 Feb 1993 14:20:19 GMT

Hello,

        I would appreciate some feedback on the following problem:

        I have a 386SL-20 portable with 6M RAM, 60M HD with a VGA display.
        I used to run Linux 0.8x on it but then was forced back into DOS
        before I could wait for Linux to evolve further. Now, I require a
        fast portable (possibly notebook size) UNIX box with X-windows. I
        have considered a SparcBook but it is outside most people's price
        range so I was wondering if buying a fast 486DX-33 notebook with a
        hefty 120M hard-disk & 8M RAM will do. The problem then boils to
        the following: can I run Linux+X-windows+development tools+network
        tools (for when I connect to the local Ethernet via a pocket
        adaptor) on a VGA LCD screen or is the whole idea a waste of money?

        Thanks,

                Arrigo

P.S. I would prefer e-mail replies as my news gateway is subject to
        "connection hiccups" and "article amnesia" 

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