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From: Richard Webber
Date: Tue, 08 Oct 1996 00:00

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Hi all,

I'm considering buying a cheapish (decent 486) laptop to
run linux on. I'm going to use at as my portable thesis builder.
It would have to support a modem, basic C/C++ development, LaTeX,
and either SVGAlib or XFree.

Is there anything I should particularly look out for? -
Configuration problems, which brands/models to avoid like the
plague, that sort of thing. Someone with past experience (problems)
would be especially helpful.

Thanks in advance,

Richard

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Date: 1996/10/08
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