Wanting to run Linux on laptop (Newbie stuff)

[John DeCarlo]

On 12/21/05, ron at crump.id.au <ron at crump.id.au> wrote:
>
> Anyway, in the new year I hope to get my hands on a Toshiba TE2100
> laptop that is being made redundant at my wife's employer. I would
> like to use this as an opportunity to get more familiar with linux
> and have a machine I can do some of my linux-based work on at home.


...

Any comments, including pooh-poohing the idea altogether if you think
> a laptop is not a good place to start or you have some experience of
> the TE2100 with linux, appreciated.
>

>From Googling around, it appears that most Linux distros available in 2002
worked fine on that laptop.

Things that came up as potential problems were:  software modem (sometimes
calle "winmodem"), infrared, and video resolution.  If Ubuntu doesn't let
you go over 800x600, look at these:

http://www.sibern.com.au/laptop/te2100/

http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/showthread.php?postid=1772655

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John DeCarlo, My Views Are My Own
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