Re: debian laptop for a train hopper
--- Russell Coker <russell@coker.com.au> wrote:
> You can afford a laptop but you can't afford a
> passenger train ticket?
i can't really afford either, but, as i need a
computer for my research and projects, i'll have to
find a way to get one.
train hopping is a very beautiful and empowering
experience. even if i could could afford to travel
other ways, i'd still train hop some.
> Probably if I was going to do what you're planning
> I'd get an old Thinkpad
> 385XD. PentiumMMX-233, 96M of RAM, 3G hard drive,
> 800x600 display, it's
> quite an OK little machine. Such a machine is so
> cheap now that if you break
> one you won't be too upset, and if someone tries to
> mug you for it then you
> won't do anything too stupid (also you could just
> tell the mugger how old and
> cheap it was and they might leave you with it).
yes, i'll probably end up getting a used machine, and
thank you for the recommendation. i'll do some more
research on this model
much thanks,
jason.
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