From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from pop.gmx.de ([213.165.64.20] helo=mail.gmx.net) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with smtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 16vlRk-0005Hw-00 for ; Thu, 11 Apr 2002 16:45:33 -0400 Received: (qmail 16145 invoked by uid 0); 11 Apr 2002 20:44:56 -0000 Received: from dhcp037-50-151-24.nt01-c5.cpe.charter-ne.com (HELO computer) (24.151.50.37) by mail.gmx.net (mp015-rz3) with SMTP; 11 Apr 2002 20:44:56 -0000 Message-ID: <002301c1e199$b289b660$25329718@ubr.charterne.com> From: "Alex Snow" To: References: Subject: Re: Off topic, just have to vent! Date: Thu, 11 Apr 2002 16:44:30 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4807.1700 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4807.1700 Sender: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca Errors-To: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.8 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: The slowest notebook I have now is a toshiba 75 mhz with 800 megs of hdd. I'm thinking of putting linux on it. Toshibas are good machines. My first computer was a 386/8 mhz with 80 mb disk. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Toby Fisher" To: Sent: Thursday, April 11, 2002 5:31 AM Subject: Re: Off topic, just have to vent! > On Wed, 10 Apr 2002, Alex Snow wrote: > > > Can anyone tell me if this deal on a 486 notebook really sux? I think > > it does. Found it on pricewatch.com: (Not New) REFURBISHED - 4400C, > > 1Year Labor/90days Parts Ltd. Warranty 486/25,8MB/200MB Hard Drive, > > 1.44 Floppy, Active Color,Serial/Parallel ports no adapter included > > (Part - T4400C ) $ 89 I mean, what are you supposed to do with that? > > Linux will barely run on it. If someone offered me one for free, I'd > > take it. but not for $89. > > Hmmm, probably the biggest problem there is the hdd, and you'll probably > find that most of that $89 is for the lcd display. Still, it'll handle > Linux ok, but your bigbgest problem would probably be the lack of a cdrom > drive, though I do believe that the Slakware A disk series will still go > onto floppies, which is the minimum neededc to get get system up, so you > can install over the net or whatever. Wouldn't go for it personally > though, as I have a 486 notebook with higher spec. > > HTH > > -- > Toby Fisher Email: toby@g0ucu.freeserve.co.uk > Tel.: +44(0)1480 417272 Mobile: +44(0)7974 363239 > ICQ: #61744808 > Please avoid sending me Word or PowerPoint attachments. > See http://www.fsf.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html > > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >