[NBLUG/talk] Advice for prospective Linux lap-topper?

[augie]

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Jeffrey Miller wrote:
> I would like to be able to run Linux on it, as well as
> Windows (for work-related purposes and some games, and a few random
> USB devices like a digital camera).

just a note here, most of your USB devices including your digital
cammera will probably work under linux.
http://www.gphoto.org/cameras.html for example.

> In order to exchange data
> via the hard drive, I expect I would have to reinstall Windows and
> partition the drive to limit the area devoted to NTFS.  (Or does Linux
> read NTFS these days?)

a quick google on 'linux and ntfs' got me here:

http://linux-ntfs.sourceforge.net/

also the on the mandrake page they say this:
http://www.mandrakesoft.com/products/91/mainfeatures#2

"It also offers great new features such as the capability to resize NTFS
hard-disk partitions."

> Does anyone have any general thoughts, suggestions, or pointers for
> where I should be looking?

linux-laptop.net like everyone said. i have one of these:

http://www.speakeasy.org/~oddhack/2100/

and it just worked, no problems at all.

augie.


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