Date: Sun, 14 Jul 2002 19:55:14 -0400 From: "Gennadiy Tsygan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [LIB] Defecting to Sony GRX316G/P4 (Built in DVD-R!!)
Slashdot recently had an interesting discussion about this laptop. I learned that all Sony laptops support only the operating system they are sold with. BIOS may prevent installation of a different OS and Sony doesn't provide any drivers. If this is true, I will never buy a Picturebook. Link to the discussion: http://slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=35875&cid=0&pid=0&startat=&threshold=5&m ode=nested&commentsort=0&op=Change > > >Date: Fri, 12 Jul 2002 11:36:31 -0700 (PDT) > >From: David Chien <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Subject: [LIB] Defecting to Sony GRX91G/P!!! (Built in DVD-R!!) > > > >http://www.jp.sonystyle.com/Style-a/Catalog/02su/Grx91gp/index.html > > > >Okay, so if you've got $4000+ sitting around and can wait until after their > >October release, this baby, while nowhere near a subnotebook in size or form > >factor, will be an awesome laptop for anyone that wants to replace their TV, > >DVD, VHS, Monitor and Desktop PC with one laptop. > > > >Built-in DVD-R recorder! TV tuner! 5.1 Sound with Remote control!! 2Ghz, > >512MB, 60GB, 16.1" screen!!! > > > >aaa!! drrooool!!! ooooohhhh!!! > > > "dr�le" ? do you mean "funny" ? > I have now a GRX316, as workstation, only 256MB, 20GB, but DVD > with Cygwin Xfree, and always the Libretto on the side, as file server, > HTTP server, GeneWeb server > It is quite different from the Libretto, but, as I become old, a large > screen is very nice. > > > > > > ************************************************************** > http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list > http://www.silverace.com/libretto/ - Archives > > -------TO UNSUBSCRIBE------- > Reply to any of the list messages. The reply mail should be > addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Then replace any text > on the message's subject line: cmd:unsubscribe > --------TO UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST------ > Do above but with this on subject line: cmd:unsubscribe digest > ************************************************************** > > > ************************************************************** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://www.silverace.com/libretto/ - Archives -------TO UNSUBSCRIBE------- Reply to any of the list messages. The reply mail should be addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Then replace any text on the message's subject line: cmd:unsubscribe --------TO UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST------ Do above but with this on subject line: cmd:unsubscribe digest **************************************************************
