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Topic: Linux laptop

Vital Stats

The Brain has inferred the following facts from reading text collected on the topic:

Most admires:

Bill Gates, Steve Jobs, Chu Mei-Feng

Favorite website(s):

Slashdot

Favorite possession(s):

Windows computer, Apple Computer, Linux box

Currently has on their coffee table:

PC World, Mac Today

Favorite activity(s):

Working

Favorite animal(s):

Penguin

Interest(s):

Computers

Favorite online activity(s):

eBay Auctions, Chatting on ICQ, Downloading MP3's

Membership(s):

Boy scouts, Free Software Foundation

Favorite quote(s):

"Grove giveth and Gates taketh away." - Bob Metcalfe (inventor of Ethernet) on the trend of hardware speedups not being able to keep up with software demands
"There is no reason anyone would want a computer in their home." - Ken Olson, president, chairman and founder of Digital Equipment Corp., 1977

Expert Talk

The Brain has selected interesting relevant sentences from the web. It automatically assigned them to some of our fictitious experts based on their personalities.

Steve Riggins,
Software Deveoper

This document is not a general HOWTO about installing Linux on laptops or even a specific HOWTO for either of the two machines mentioned here.
Linux-Mobile-Guide is a HOWTO for Linux laptops and mobile devices and the Ecology-HOWTO , the ecology and Linux howto discuses features to save power or paper.
Many laptops are suitable for Debian Linux, but many are not; in particular, installing X on laptops may require information that your supplier will not provide.

Dave Simons,
Internet Entrepeneur

Read Linux on the Road - A Guide for Laptops and Mobile Devices by Werner Heuser to find alternative solutions.

Dan Toomey,
Computer Salesman

For programmers and Linux users like me who do not need 3D graphics, these Athlon and Duron laptops offer a tremendous value of full-featured integrated peripherals and high performance without breaking the bank.
The Toshiba Linux Utilities are a series of three programs that I have written to replace Toshiba supplied MS-DOS or Microsoft Windows programs for controlling Toshiba laptops, with Linux versions.
Linux on Laptops This is an index of information and documentation of interest to those who now use or are considering using the Linux operating system on a notebook or laptop computer.

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