On Tue, 2002-01-29 at 21:40, Logan wrote:
> I do not tout one computer maker over another, as I build my of
> company's servers. But when I have to order laptops, the Dell Inspiron
> 4000 has been most excellent; with the exception of mine almost being
> hurled across the hotel room when Mind Flayers sucked the brain out of a
> most excellent character, resulting in his immediate death, while I was
> playing, "Nethack." If you are hardware literate, the Dell folks will do
> what you like. Even if you use Debian or SuSE linux vice Redhat. =)
*damn* those mind flayers.
:)
I haven't been able to get my hands on a lot of Dell laptops, but the
few I've had access to have been able to run Linux quite well. The
newer ones, that is. Older ones were a nightmare, but now they seem to
have pretty much given up on the proprietary hardware route.
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