[LBo] Darter Laptop for Linux [was: Gazelle Value]

[Andrew Henry]

Anita Lewis wrote:
> I ordered this morning, but got the Darter instead of the Gazelle.  A
> fine person on this list pointed it out to me.
>
> http://system76.com/index.php/cPath/1_70?osCsid=3Db50faed46f0bc3c8a4745e3=
92609aca2
>
> It should be on the way in 5 days since they build as they are ordered.
>  Due to the manufacturing process, I was unable to get it partitioned as
> I wanted, but I talked to the guy there today and he said they would be
> happy to walk me through it.
>
> More to follow.  I'm really excited about this and about the fact that
> there are folks out there making these things with Linux on them.  Gosh,
> in 1998 who would have thought...
>
> Anita
>
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Congratulations Anita!

Being the hardware geek that I am, I feel your excitement.  I hope it is
completely problem free for you.  I guess that money really did burn a
hole in your pocket eh? ;)

What hit me about this laptop and others from System76 is that they come
with firewire 800 interfaces!  I have *never* seen a mainstream laptop
with the 1394B interfaces.  This means you can attach a firewire
external HDD (also 800Mbit interface obviously) and get really fast speeds.

--andrew

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