-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 - From what I remember in this thread, the only problem with x86 is that it's power-hungry, and isn't as suitable for small battery-powered systems as something from another architecture. You don't need to worry about anything cpu-specific with your laptop. Greg On Wed, Jun 06, 2007 at 03:54:06PM -0400, Doug Smith wrote: > I might be a little off for inserting myself into your conversation, > but I just have a hardware question. My understanding of the > computer, ???n any of its forms ends with the software, so I just > thought I would learn. > > I just bought this intel, pentium 4 a few weeks ago, and I have not > had a lick of trouble out of it. What is the problem with intel, so > that I might watch it and be careful to try to avoid it on this one. > > I have never worked with one of those sub-laptop machines? What are > they like? How much memory do they have? How hard are they to port > Linux to? Do they really work well? > > This laptop is really good for me . It has all the hardware I need. > It seems to run Linux with ???\no problem at all. > > I just want to make one recommendation to anyone interested in > purchasing a new machine, just be sure yyou test it really well with > the distribution you want to use. > > This is one other reason to use grml or any of the live cd distros. > You can just get hold of the machine, either on the shelf at the > store, or wherever you go to pick it up, put in the di??k, hit the > starter and see if it is going to come up talking. > > This was part of my decision to get this one, not to mention that it > is a laptop, and I have developed a real interest in them since they > have started making them better. > > Now, I wonder about this situation. Whoever it was on here who has a > mac book, what are you using for speech? Do you use Linux, since the > machine has an intel chip, or do you use something on the mac-osx > system? > > well, I'll get out of here, and let you experts discuss more relevant > matters. Thanks for the information. > > > > Sincerely: > > > > > -- > Doug Smith: C.S.F.C. > Computer Scientist For CHRIST > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup - -- web site: http://www.romuald.net.eu.org gpg public key: http://www.romuald.net.eu.org/pubkey.asc skype: gregn1 (authorization required, add me to your contacts list first) - -- Free domains: http://www.eu.org/ or mail dns-manager at EU.org -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFGZxz47s9z/XlyUyARAh4EAJwJYXbgSULyQspbDT/3j/iJr9H+eACffnZZ jzyHkaC6WBL2giTyc88bmN0= =wWY2 -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
