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ivy@ale.columbus.oh.us (Mike Iverson) writes:

> In article <34ED4233.3507994D@ThePla.net>, Chris Bitmead wrote:
> >I'm thinking of buying a laptop (fairly high end), on which I  want to
> >run, amoungst other things, Linux.
> >
> >Which brand has the best hardware support by Linux?
> 
> While it's tough to point out a specific brand, there are a few
> things to avoid.
> >
> >I guess that means the video display, 
> 
> The most significant problem is the NeoMagic Chipset which is common in the
> most recent batch of laptops. NeoMagic refuses to make information necessary
> to write a driver for Xfree available.
> 
> One of the commercial X servers does support the NeoMagic. 
> I think it costs about $100.

You are thinking of the Desktop X server. For laptops you must shell
out $199 to Xi Graphics.

But just don't buy laptops with NeoMagic chips until they release
programming info. Supporting NeoMagic is sort of like getting a Linux
distribution sold by MicroSoft. 

I would suggest looking for a laptop with a Chips&Tech 65554. It fully
supported in X *and* SVGAlib.

-Brett.