Re: [PLUG] Laptop Recommendations

["W.Chris Shank" <chris.shank@acetechgroup.com>]

Well, I wouldn't even consider Mac before OS X. OS 9 is crap as far as  
I'm concerned.


On Monday, February 3, 2003, at 02:26 PM, Paul wrote:

> How much does the Virtual PC software cost?  Are more Linux people  
> running Macs since the introduction of OS X?  What about Yellow Dog  
> Linux?
>
> I have a Dell Inspiron 8100.  It runs Linux (Red Hat 7.3) and XP.  The  
> only real problem is has is battery power management, which is  
> critical for mobile use  Between the BIOS, nVIDIA GeForce2 Go video  
> card, and X there is something wacky.  Last time I checked, disabling  
> video acceleration was one solution to the power management problem.  
> The 8100 is very sensitive to BIOS updates.
>
> From what I've heard, many Linux people prefer Toshibas.
>
>
> Christian Hedemark wrote:
>
> > We saw at least as many iBooks at every Triangle Linux Users Group
> > meeting, which doesn't count my own TiBook.
> >
> > And don't forget, with Virtual PC installed on an iBook you can still
> > run XP on the Apple (without shutting down OS X)!
>
>
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