From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from systemhalted (CPE00045aedab24-CM.cpe.net.cable.rogers.com [24.112.227.68]) by dsl2.external.hp.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id DDDF64829 for ; Sun, 30 Mar 2003 12:18:32 -0700 (MST) Date: Sun, 30 Mar 2003 14:13:27 -0500 From: Carlos O'Donell To: Matthew Wilcox Cc: "M. Grabert" , parisc-linux@lists.parisc-linux.org Subject: Re: [parisc-linux] RDI Tadpole Precisionbook and Linux/PA-RISC Message-ID: <20030330191327.GH14959@systemhalted> References: <20030330152036.GC29376@parcelfarce.linux.theplanet.co.uk> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii In-Reply-To: <20030330152036.GC29376@parcelfarce.linux.theplanet.co.uk> Sender: parisc-linux-admin@lists.parisc-linux.org Errors-To: parisc-linux-admin@lists.parisc-linux.org List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: parisc-linux developers list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: > I tried to get hold of one from them. They never called me back ;-( I got a hold of them, and they wouldn't stop bothering me. The only thing holding me back was the price. It's like $6K US for one of these babies... refurbished at that :} That comes out to a few million Canadian clams. > > Does anybody know whether it could/should/may/will/does run Linux? > > Obviously it _should_. But since no-one's tried ... ... cause they cost an arm and a leg. I'd love to hear that you boys in IE have cheaper prices on these laptops :) c. --- Refubished Sales snippet --- H18-14-XX-256/512- $6,200-6,500.00 USD 180 MHz HP Processor, 14" LCD, 6 GB HDD (one or two drives for total of 12 GB HDD). These are what will ship with PBooks: 1. User Manual 2. Software Manual (HP-UX 11.0). 3. Carry Bag 4. 13W3 Video Adapter 5. Power Supply w/Cord Usual 10 day lead time. 90 day warranty. --------------------------------