From: Iain.Lea@anl433.uucp Subject: Re: Have you bought a laptop to run Linux or Coherent recently? Date: Fri, 15 Jan 1993 08:30:47 GMT
dx (dx@netcom.com) wrote:
:
: If you've bought a 386/486 laptop to run either Linux or Coherent
: recently -- recently enough that the model is still on sale -- I'd
: very much appreciate hearing from you. If you're willing to take
: a few minutes, I'd be interested to know:
:
: - Brand/model/price/dealer
Siemens Nixdorf (SNI 3NS/20).
: - Relevant system parameters (processor, memory, disk, etc.)
386DX/20, 4MB Ram, 60MB Disk.
: - OS you're running
0.98 & SLS.
: - Your satisfacation with the performance (and what you might
: buy differently)
I don't run X. Everything is fine apart from compiling using gcc 2.3.2
(ie. Takes 15 minutes to compile tin :(().
: I'm particularly interested in finding a cheap 386 laptop with good
: ergonomics (keyboard and screen readability), but would spend more to
: get past poor performance.
Keyboards good (ie. BIG Enter key), but you have to use key combination
to get the PgUp & PgDn.
: If there's sufficient response, I will post a summary in a week or two.
I posted a *summary* of the best laptop to run Unix on to comp.sys.laptops
on 08-01-93 ("SUMMARY: Best laptop/notebook for Unix").
For the eager the answer (& solution I will be looking towards buying) is
the TI Travelmate 4000 486DX2/50 with 8MB Ram & 200MB Disk (~$3500).
Iain