On Fri, 2003-10-31 at 21:14, Franki wrote: > Greg Meyer wrote: > > On Thursday 30 October 2003 10:36 am, Praedor Atrebates wrote: > > > >>This may allow the Intel Centrino wireless garbage to work. It is garbage > >>because Intel SAID they would support linux but they backtracked and have > >>not released any linux drivers. For their failure to follow through I have > >>boycotted using their systems (CPU, etc) in favor of AMD. This isn't > >>enough to get me to change my mind, though for others who have centrino > >>systems but have to live with the fact that they are all but useless under > >>linux, this may be a way to make use of your investment. > >> > > > > I have done the same, but in the laptop world, there is not as much choice. I > > just ordered an IBM T41 but replaced the Intel WiFi card with a Cisco Aironet > > which is supported in 9.2. > > > > As I shopped around, it looked like the only real choice in an AMD laptop was > > HP. As I am not entirely happy with their **on the fence** support of SCO, I > > had a hard time buying an HP machine. That, on top of the fact that Intel > > got it right with the Pentium M, and that IBM had a wireless alternative and > > they actually had documents on their own website about installing Linux on > > the thing made my choice pretty clear. The keyboard light sealed the deal. > > > > Dell doesn't have a wireless option that has linux support, not to mention > > they don't support AMD and give lip service to Linux. I understand that they > > get massive discounts from Intel and Microsoft for maintaining their > > exclusivity, but that doesn't mean I have to buy it just because it is > > cheaper. Also, Dell just looks cheaper, but when you really price it out with > > all the options, a comparable D600 to the T41 was the same price. > > > > I wish I had waited another month before buying my Dell 5150.... > > This is what I'd be getting instead: > http://qditech.com.au/AMD_K8.htm > > Athlon64 3200+ > Radeon M10 9600 > 7200rpm Hitach 2.5 drive. > > Now that is a system.... > > rgds > > Franki
One interesting thing. You can opt to have TurboLinux 8.0 installed..... I thought Turbo was dead.... Either way it means there is a high Linux compatibility in it. James
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