Re: [OT] Laptop with Linux preinstalled

2008-03-09 Thread Ron Johnson
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 03/09/08 09:02, Klein Moebius wrote: > * Ron Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2008-03-09 06:24:00 -0500]: > > >> Halon works pretty well. If you ignore the side-effects. > > If you can get any, nowadays... I'm sure some subsidiary of the People's

Re: [OT] Laptop with Linux preinstalled

2008-03-09 Thread Klein Moebius
* Ron Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2008-03-09 06:24:00 -0500]: > Halon works pretty well. If you ignore the side-effects. If you can get any, nowadays... -- Regards, Klein The more control, the more that requires control. signature.asc Description: Digital signature

Re: [OT] Laptop with Linux preinstalled

2008-03-09 Thread Ron Johnson
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 03/09/08 01:00, Chris Bannister wrote: > On Tue, Mar 04, 2008 at 01:34:14PM -0500, Kamaraju S Kusumanchi wrote: >> Marc Shapiro wrote: >> >>> My wife loves hers. But be warned, DON'T spill liquid on the keyboard. >>> My daughter accidentally spille

Re: [OT] Laptop with Linux preinstalled

2008-03-08 Thread Chris Bannister
On Tue, Mar 04, 2008 at 01:34:14PM -0500, Kamaraju S Kusumanchi wrote: > Marc Shapiro wrote: > > > My wife loves hers. But be warned, DON'T spill liquid on the keyboard. > > My daughter accidentally spilled a glass of water, some of which (I > > don't know how much) hit the keyboard. > > I have

Re: [OT] Laptop with Linux preinstalled

2008-03-05 Thread Andrew Sackville-West
On Tue, Mar 04, 2008 at 06:25:04PM -0800, james michael wrote: > Douglas A. Tutty wrote: >> On Mon, Mar 03, 2008 at 08:47:39PM -0800, Marc Shapiro wrote: >> >>> Hugo Vanwoerkom wrote: >>> I thought it would never happen. Right from NewEgg: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp

Re: [OT] Laptop with Linux preinstalled

2008-03-05 Thread Douglas A. Tutty
On Wed, Mar 05, 2008 at 02:09:34PM +1100, Rich Healey wrote: > I've also got a 286 called "M" (ha, judy dench jokes) My P-II is called "rocky" because the CPU fan bearing makes the whole box sound like a gravel truck... My IBM 486 is called "reliant" since it has been going with no errors for 1

Re: [OT] Laptop with Linux preinstalled

2008-03-04 Thread Rich Healey
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Owen Townend wrote: > On 3/5/08, Rich Healey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Kamaraju S Kusumanchi wrote: Marc Shapiro wrote: > My wife loves hers. But be warned, DON'T spill liquid on the keyboard. > My daughter accidentally spilled

Re: [OT] Laptop with Linux preinstalled

2008-03-04 Thread Owen Townend
On 3/5/08, Rich Healey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > Hash: SHA1 > > > Kamaraju S Kusumanchi wrote: > > Marc Shapiro wrote: > > > >> My wife loves hers. But be warned, DON'T spill liquid on the keyboard. > >> My daughter accidentally spilled a glass of water, s

Re: [OT] Laptop with Linux preinstalled

2008-03-04 Thread james michael
Douglas A. Tutty wrote: On Mon, Mar 03, 2008 at 08:47:39PM -0800, Marc Shapiro wrote: Hugo Vanwoerkom wrote: I thought it would never happen. Right from NewEgg: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834220246 ASUS Eee PC 4G ? Galaxy Black Eee PC Intel processor 7" Wide V

Re: [OT] Laptop with Linux preinstalled

2008-03-04 Thread Douglas A. Tutty
On Mon, Mar 03, 2008 at 08:47:39PM -0800, Marc Shapiro wrote: > Hugo Vanwoerkom wrote: > >I thought it would never happen. Right from NewEgg: > >http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834220246 > > ASUS Eee PC 4G ? Galaxy Black Eee PC Intel processor 7" Wide VGA > >512MB 4GB Integra

Re: [OT] Laptop with Linux preinstalled

2008-03-04 Thread Rich Healey
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Kamaraju S Kusumanchi wrote: > Marc Shapiro wrote: > >> My wife loves hers. But be warned, DON'T spill liquid on the keyboard. >> My daughter accidentally spilled a glass of water, some of which (I >> don't know how much) hit the keyboard. > > I hav

Re: [OT] Laptop with Linux preinstalled

2008-03-04 Thread Kamaraju S Kusumanchi
Marc Shapiro wrote: > My wife loves hers. But be warned, DON'T spill liquid on the keyboard. > My daughter accidentally spilled a glass of water, some of which (I > don't know how much) hit the keyboard. I have heard stories such as spilling milk, coffee on a laptop. IMHO having any liquid near

Re: [OT] Laptop with Linux preinstalled

2008-03-03 Thread Marc Shapiro
Hugo Vanwoerkom wrote: Hi, I thought it would never happen. Right from NewEgg: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834220246 ASUS Eee PC 4G – Galaxy Black Eee PC Intel processor 7" Wide VGA 512MB 4GB Integrated Graphics - Retail for only $400! My wife loves hers. But be warn

Re: [OT] Laptop with Linux preinstalled

2008-03-01 Thread Chris Bannister
On Wed, Feb 27, 2008 at 01:09:34PM -0600, Hugo Vanwoerkom wrote: > Hi, > > I thought it would never happen. Right from NewEgg: > http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834220246 > ASUS Eee PC 4G – Galaxy Black Eee PC Intel processor 7" Wide VGA 512MB > 4GB Integrated Graphics - Re

Re: [OT] Laptop with Linux preinstalled

2008-02-29 Thread Kevin Mark
On Wed, Feb 27, 2008 at 01:09:34PM -0600, Hugo Vanwoerkom wrote: > Hi, > > I thought it would never happen. Right from NewEgg: > http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834220246 > ASUS Eee PC 4G – Galaxy Black Eee PC Intel processor 7" Wide VGA 512MB > 4GB Integrated Graphics - Re