5.0 or 4.7 for a new laptop

2003-02-10 Thread stan
I'm getting a new laptop, probably a Compaq EVO N410c.

Which would I be better of installing 5.0 or 4.7?

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Re: 5.0 or 4.7 for a new laptop

2003-02-10 Thread Steve Tremblett
+ stan wrote:
| I'm getting a new laptop, probably a Compaq EVO N410c.
| 
| Which would I be better of installing 5.0 or 4.7?

Stick to 4.7 - 5.0 is not quite ready for primetime, but feel free to
try it, as long as you are aware that it may not be perfectly stable.

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Re: 5.0 or 4.7 for a new laptop

2003-02-10 Thread stan
On Mon, Feb 10, 2003 at 09:36:41PM -0500, Steve Tremblett wrote:
 + stan wrote:
 | I'm getting a new laptop, probably a Compaq EVO N410c.
 | 
 | Which would I be better of installing 5.0 or 4.7?
 
 Stick to 4.7 - 5.0 is not quite ready for primetime, but feel free to
 try it, as long as you are aware that it may not be perfectly stable.

Thnanks, that may explain why it locked up instaed of booting :-)

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