[ale] Laptop Questions

[jknapka at earthlink.net (Joseph A Knapka)]

cfowler wrote:
> 
> I was a little afraid of the modem part.  But I no longer use dial-up.
> I use DSL.  I'm mainly looking to invest in somethat that will run
> Linux.  I'll use win4lin for the windows stuff.
> 
> Toshiba 1400's come with a Trident video chipset.  If I can remberer,
> those are not supported by X.

Some are, as SVGA chips. But I personally avoid Trident-
based cards at all costs; I've -never- had one that didn't
give me trouble.

Cheers,

-- Joe

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