IMHO nowadays Linux requires better computer to run than Windows XP
and brodband connection to patch just like Windows if you are running
the latest Linux versions. Latest mainstream Linux versions are really
not for slow computers now.

And yes I bought the Dell 600M when I was a poor student in a very
nice and very rich place (Irvine CA). If I were not a studnet at the time,
I would probably buy a Dell Desktop for US$299 without monitor and buy
a US$70 17" monitor.

Regards,
Xiaofan

On 10/7/05, Philip Pemberton <philpem@dsl.pipex.com> wrote:
>
> Panasonic CF-25 Toughbook. Manufactured in 1997, P133 CPU. Quirky, but damn
> hard to kill and fine for Win98, Office 97 and MinGW. Also runs Linux VERY
> nicely once you get the PCMCIA config right.
> Yes it's a little slow, yes I'd like a faster laptop, but in general it does
> the job. A Thinkpad or a Toughbook would be nice, but on a student budget
> anything's better than nothing.
>

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