Wrong, Apple has a 15.2" screen on their about 6lbs laptop.

You can run OpenBSD on it or Mac OS X.

Thanks,
Andrew Pinski

On Tuesday, August 6, 2002, at 12:34 , Martin Reindl wrote:

>> I know this is a bit off, but I seem to need to get a new notebook.
>> Of course, I want to do it right and get one that has no gripes
>> under all popular *nix systems, like eg. OpenBSD... (could be the
>> hardest to support I guess).
>>
>> Basically, I'm looking for a mobile X station on a file server that
>> I can carry around to develop pieces of software or diagnose other
>> people's computer problems :| or fill in for their servers... so
>> the specs are: 1/2 gig or RAM, ~30gigs HD, 1280x1024 or better
>> on >= 14'' preferred as well as the usual peripherals, and min
>> 4hrs battery. 5yrs warranty required.
>> Any hints are welcome, but no Sony please.
>>
>
> Anything bigger than 14" is to much weight to carry around i think, but
> take a look at http://www.openbsd.org/i386-laptop.html and
> http://www.monkey.org/openbsd-mobile/.
> Some notebooks work well with OpenBSD others don't. Especially my Sony
> FX201 has problems with OpenBSD: FTP-installation didn't work, the
> generic kernel had problems with the VIA AC97 sound and X still isn't
> working. Much work to do for me ... and you don't want a Sony anyway ;)

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