Any distro will still require a ton of updates. I'd suggest finding a place
with an internet connection.
Regarding a laptop, Today, woot.com has a Lenovo Thinkpad for $299.00. It
comes
with Win 7, but you could blow that away.
On Tue, Dec 18, 2012 at 3:40 PM, Jim Osborn <j...@eskimo.com> wrote:
> My 17 year old VARstation is dying, to be replaced, someday, with a nice
> Whisperstation from Microway. In the meantime, I was hoping I could go
> to some small set of stores and grab a laptop and a Linux distro and keep
> things going until I figure out just what I want from Microway.
>
> I thought Fry's might be a starting point, but the phone geek said they
> have no Linux distros whatsoever, so that probably saves me a drive to
> Renton. I'd rather drive to Bellingham anyway, if that would help.
>
> Does anyone have any suggestions where one might obtain a Linux-compatible
> laptop, and a distro to install in it. I don't have bandwidth here to
> download much of anything, though I guess I could load up a thumb drive
> at the library if necessary.
>
> TIA,
>
> Jim
> Camano Island, WA
>
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