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Linux on a Digital HiNote VP 745
Name: Paco Date: December 27, 2002 at 13:07:30 Pacific OS: WinXP/Win2000 CPU/Ram: T-bird 1.4-412/MMX 233-14
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Hi all,
Has anyone have installed Linux on a Laptop Digital HiNote VP745 or VP700 series? I wanna do the jump to Linux as only OS in a computer and I am planning to start with my laptop which I use only for web surfing, email and eventually word processing and presentations. So, I started by doing some "homework", I have some documents about internet and email settings. Also, I have found some documents regarding problems with Linux installation in some laptops...but all of them involve "old" linux versions. I haven't found documents mentioning Redhat 8.0 or Mandrake 9.0 in laptops. Any pointer? I will appreciate any help.
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