On Thu, Mar 20, 2014 at 04:03:36PM -0400, Mike McGinn wrote: > > On Thursday, March 20, 2014 15:28:32 Craig L. wrote: > > Hello list, > > > > Sadly, my 11 year-old Toshiba laptop has become physically unusable*, and > > I will be receiving a new laptop at work. We are looking at the Dell E7440, > > and my initial look tells me I will be getting something that should run a > > pure Debian main installation, but I figured I would ask to be safe. > > > > > > Thanks, Craig > > > > *Hinges broken beyond repair. 11 years old with just 512MB of RAM, but > > still running Wheezy with an XFCE desktop just fine! Case is cracked, > > battery lasts about ten minutes, touchpad is dead, and the screen has > > several scuffs. Still, it is a shame to see it go. > > When the hinges went on my Toshiba I was able to attach a small piece of > metal > to the back to hold the screen up. Got another two years out of it.
Thanks Mike. Unfortunately this laptop is now a two-piece system, if you know what I mean, and it is just more trouble than it is worth to repair. Time to move on. *sigh* > > Mike > > -- > Mike McGinn KD2CNU > Ex Uno Plurima > No electrons were harmed in sending this message, some were inconvenienced. > ** Registered Linux User 377849 > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org > Archive: https://lists.debian.org/201403201603.36721.mikemcg...@mcginnweb.net > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/20140320224833.ga1...@prod1.getsouthern.com
