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Re: [Wlug] Reliable Linux Laptop Vendor

by Mike

Marie, I constantly see http://www.emperorlinux.com/ in the Linux magazines that I frequently read, however I can't say I've ever bought one from them. Emperor offers a variety of "distros" including my favorite "Ubuntu". Their prices seem a bit high, but might make a good point of reference at the least. Being strapped for cash myself I decided to get a used laptop on Ebay and trust my luck. For just a few bills I got a Compaq Armada M700 (which I am writing this email on right now). It's processor is only a P3 @ 1GHz, but I appreciate it more and more everyday. Ubuntu Linux installed flawlessly on it and I even got a Belkin 802.11b/g wifi card working without a hitch. Hope this helps, Mike <quote who="Mims Research"> > Hello, > > I'm very new to Linux and I'm not a technical person. But I've learned > enough about Linux to know it rocks (thanks Bob!) and to know I want a > new Linux laptop. Can anyone recommend a reliable vendor? Replies off > list are welcomed. > > Thanks! > Marie > mimsresearch(a)gmail.com > _______________________________________________ > Wlug mailing list > Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug > -- Emacs would be a far better OS if it shipped with a halfway-decent text editor. --Anonymous

Dec. 18, 2005

Re: [Wlug] Reliable Linux Laptop Vendor

by Andy Stewart

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Mims Research wrote: > Sorry, I don't know what a Linux ditro is. Yes, I am looking for a > reliable vendor that offers laptops with Linux pre-installed. Any advice > on the desktop program, i.e. which is better? Lindows? Red Hat? > Linspire? and all the others out there? At the moment, I'm using Open > Office, Thunderbird and Firefox on an old 98SE Dell Inspiron 3500, still > ticking after all these years but slow. Additionally, down the road I > will be researching video capture and editing suites (open source or > otherwise) suitable for a Linux environment, but for now I'll be happy > with the basics--an office suite, email and browsing. My bottom line is > migrating from dependency on proprietary operating systems, versatility > and reliability. > > Thanks! > Marie > mimsresearch(a)gmail.com HI Marie, A "Linux distro" (short for distribution) is a collection of Linux software packaged up for ease of use. Such distributions include SuSE (Novell), RedHat, Debian, Ubuntu, and many, many others. These distributions are sometimes available in boxed sets, CDs, or download. Later, Andy - -- Andy Stewart, Founder Worcester Linux Users' Group Worcester, MA, USA http://www.wlug.org -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.5 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Thunderbird - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFDpYnsHl0iXDssISsRAiERAKCAAYQNpb3t8aP8wd74+WWr2igBwQCeLWmk jmI2/QKTAaj51yaY9Bka+SI= =iq14 -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

Dec. 18, 2005

Re: [Wlug] Reliable Linux Laptop Vendor

by howard＠howardwhite.net

>Sorry, I don't know what a Linux ditro is. Yes, I am looking for a >reliable vendor that offers laptops with Linux pre-installed. Any advice >on the desktop program, i.e. which is better? Lindows? Red Hat? >Linspire? and all the others out there? Sorry; I both mistyped and used a slang term. A *distro* is a distribution, in this case of an operating system variant. I use SuSe Linux Pro, which my vendor installed for its price of ~$60. >Additionally, down the road I >will be researching video capture and editing suites (open source or >otherwise) suitable for a Linux environment, I know of only one, MainActor, which has a price and which I've never been able to get working very well. > but for now I'll be happy >with the basics--an office suite, email and browsing. SuSe as installed comes with OpenOffice, at least as good as Microsqush office. It also includes Firefox browser. HW

Dec. 18, 2005

Re: [Wlug] Reliable Linux Laptop Vendor

by Mims Research

Sorry, I don't know what a Linux ditro is. Yes, I am looking for a reliable vendor that offers laptops with Linux pre-installed. Any advice on the desktop program, i.e. which is better? Lindows? Red Hat? Linspire? and all the others out there? At the moment, I'm using Open Office, Thunderbird and Firefox on an old 98SE Dell Inspiron 3500, still ticking after all these years but slow. Additionally, down the road I will be researching video capture and editing suites (open source or otherwise) suitable for a Linux environment, but for now I'll be happy with the basics--an office suite, email and browsing. My bottom line is migrating from dependency on proprietary operating systems, versatility and reliability. Thanks! Marie mimsresearch(a)gmail.com > >------------------------------ > >Message: 4 >Date: Sat, 17 Dec 2005 10:23:00 -0500 >From: Jared Greenwald <greenwaldjared(a)gmail.com> >Subject: Re: [Wlug] Reliable Linux Laptop Vendor >To: Worcester Linux Users Group <wlug(a)mail.wlug.org> >Message-ID: > <2759cf860512170723g6a694243r811a5eccd4f653fc(a)mail.gmail.com> >Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > >Are you asking about a linux ditro that's well suited to a laptop or a >laptop vendor that offers laptops with linux pre-installed? > >-Jared > >On 12/17/05, Mims Research <mimsresearch(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > >>Hello, >> >>I'm very new to Linux and I'm not a technical person. But I've learned >>enough about Linux to know it rocks (thanks Bob!) and to know I want a >>new Linux laptop. Can anyone recommend a reliable vendor? Replies off >>list are welcomed. >> >>Thanks! >>Marie >>mimsresearch(a)gmail.com >>_______________________________________________ >>Wlug mailing list >>Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org >>http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug >> >> >> > > > >------------------------------ > >_______________________________________________ >Wlug mailing list >Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org >http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug > > >End of Wlug Digest, Vol 26, Issue 10 >************************************ > > >

Dec. 18, 2005

Re: [Wlug] Linux & memory sticks

by Karl Hiramoto

Bill Mills-Curran wrote: > I have a hinted that a memory stick would be a nice stocking stuffer > this year. Any recommendations for a 1 GB stick for use (mostly) on > linux? > > Can I format a FAT partition for Windows use, too? I have a 1G "SanDisk" and "Apacer" brands and have had no problems with them. The SanDisk came with NTFS preformated, i just formated back to FAT32 to use with both linux and windows. --- Karl Hiramoto <karl(a)hiramoto.org> http://karl.hiramoto.org/ Yahoo_IM = karl_hiramoto GTalk=karl.hiramoto(a)gmail.com ------ - BOFH Excuse #286: Telecommunications is downgrading.

Dec. 18, 2005

Re: [Wlug] Linux & memory sticks

by Mike Frysinger

On Sat, Dec 17, 2005 at 11:45:53AM -0500, Bill Mills-Curran wrote: > Can I format a FAT partition for Windows use, too? sure, just grab the dosfstools package and you can format good old dos partitions or every version of fat if your distro doesnt supply it, you can find it here: ftp://ftp.uni-erlangen.de/pub/Linux/LOCAL/dosfstools/ -mike

Dec. 18, 2005

Re: [Wlug] Reliable Linux Laptop Vendor

by howard＠howardwhite.net

> >I'm very new to Linux and I'm not a technical person. But I've learned >enough about Linux to know it rocks (thanks Bob!) and to know I want a >new Linux laptop. Can anyone recommend a reliable vendor? Replies off >list are welcomed. > >Thanks! >Marie Ihave just (Thursday) picked up my new Linux laptop from PCs forEveryone in Cambridge.. I bought my Linux desktop from them in April.Good quality, essentially custom made. I have SuSe Pro 10 on mine. They are at PCSFOREVERYONE.com, I think, and they're right near the Cambridgeside Galleria. HW

Dec. 17, 2005

Linux & memory sticks

by Bill Mills-Curran

I have a hinted that a memory stick would be a nice stocking stuffer this year. Any recommendations for a 1 GB stick for use (mostly) on linux? Can I format a FAT partition for Windows use, too? Thanks, Bill

Dec. 17, 2005

Re: [Wlug] Reliable Linux Laptop Vendor

by Jared Greenwald

Are you asking about a linux ditro that's well suited to a laptop or a laptop vendor that offers laptops with linux pre-installed? -Jared On 12/17/05, Mims Research <mimsresearch(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Hello, > > I'm very new to Linux and I'm not a technical person. But I've learned > enough about Linux to know it rocks (thanks Bob!) and to know I want a > new Linux laptop. Can anyone recommend a reliable vendor? Replies off > list are welcomed. > > Thanks! > Marie > mimsresearch(a)gmail.com > _______________________________________________ > Wlug mailing list > Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug >

Dec. 17, 2005

Reliable Linux Laptop Vendor

by Mims Research

Hello, I'm very new to Linux and I'm not a technical person. But I've learned enough about Linux to know it rocks (thanks Bob!) and to know I want a new Linux laptop. Can anyone recommend a reliable vendor? Replies off list are welcomed. Thanks! Marie mimsresearch(a)gmail.com

Dec. 17, 2005