Below is a survey of machines that are running linux. One day I will actually tally it up into a quick glance one-pager. :) Marc E. Fiuczynski mef@cs.washington.edu ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ From: mef@cs.washington.edu Laptop Make and Model: DECpc 433SLC premium (AST premiumexec under the covers) CPU speed, type, upgradeable to: DX 33Mhz, SLC. Disk size, type, upgradeable to: 200MB, removeable (really great), max 340MB RAM size, type, upgradeable to: 20MB, AST, 32MB Screen size, type: 9.5", Active color matrix Max battery life while running linux: 2 hours Weight with battery: listed as 6lb, but probably more like 7lb with battery. PCMCIA number of slot, type, bridge chip: 1, Type III, Intel 82365 Mouse, Track Ball (location), ..etc.: powerbook style track ball Docking capability: yes... wish I could buy a good dockstation. Power conservation: yes... BIOS APM stuff and automatic disk spin down Misc neat stuff: pcmcia ethernet card works great (D-LINK 650), RL2 wireless ethernet. Linux version: Linux v1.1.81 180MB linux, 20MB swap, 0MB DOS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ From: hagan%opine@cs.umass.edu (Craig I. Hagan) Laptop Make and Model: elite subnote CPU speed, type, upgradeable to: 486sx/25 (sl) and 33mhz Disk size, type, upgradeable to: current max: 340mb RAM size, type, upgradeable to: 4mb, upgreadeable to 12mb Screen size, type: 640x480, max Max battery life while running linux: 2hrs Weight with battery: 3.9lb PCMCIA number of slot, type, bridge chip:1 type I (or type II) Mouse, Track Ball (location), ..etc.: apple powerbook style Docking capability: negative Power conservation: Misc neat stuff: Linux Version: slackware 1.1.1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ From: Robert Bedichek Laptop Make and Model: Austin DX66-2 (made by Arima) CPU speed, type, upgradeable to: 66 Disk size, type, upgradeable to: 340 RAM size, type, upgradeable to: 8, 32 Screen size, type: 9", 256 shades of grey Max battery life while running linux: 3 hours Weight with battery: 7 lbs PCMCIA number of slot, type, bridge chip: 2 type II Mouse, Track Ball (location), ..etc.: apple powerbook Docking capability: yes Power conservation: disk spin down, cpu to 2 MHz after 2 seconds, Misc neat stuff: modem doesn't take PCMCIA slot Linux Version: .99pl14 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ From: pcolsen@super.org (Peter C Olsen) Laptop Make and Model: GRiD 1550SX CPU speed, type, upgradeable to: 386SX20 Disk size, type, upgradeable to: 120 MB disk RAM size, type, upgradeable to: 8 MB RAM Screen size, type: 640x480 VGA B/W LCD Screen Max battery life while running linux: 1 hr Weight with battery: 11lbs w/ battery PCMCIA number of slot, type, bridge chip: N/A Mouse, Track Ball (location), ..etc.: ISOPOINT mouse Docking capability: NO Power conservation: ROM based Misc neat stuff: Builtin Modem/Slide-in SCSI adapter (replaces battery) Linux Version: Linux PL14 with 4MB swap ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ From: becker@super.org Laptop Make and Model:Mid-West Micro "Elite" Subnotebook ("Ultra") CPU speed, type, upgradeable to: 25Mhz 486SX-SL Disk size, type, upgradeable to: 340M 2.5" IDE, removable RAM size, type, upgradeable to: 8M (4M std., 12M max.) Screen size, type: 10" (advertising inches) passive matrix 64 level The contrast isn't great. C&T video chipset (w/ Mike Hollick's new VGA256 XFree driver) Max battery life while running linux: Over 3 hrs. with sceen mostly blanked. 1.5+ hrs. with disk active, 14.4K PCMCIA modem always on. Advertised as "up to 5 hours". Yeah, right. Weight with battery: 4.1 lbs. (3.9 advertised) PCMCIA number of slot, type, bridge chip: One Type 2, DataBook TCIC/2 bridge Mouse, Track Ball (location), ..etc.: powerbook-style Docking capability: None VGA, 1KB, 1S, 1P (shared w/ external floppy) Power conservation: Auto disk spindown and slower CPU clock set by BIOS Screen blanks with lid closed. "apmd" doesn't seem to work with it. Misc neat stuff: Only $1600 w/ 340M+4M! External floppy included $220 for +4M, $470 for +8M, $90 extra battery Standard power connector, 13.5V (@ 1.9A max.) Linux Version: 1.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ From: Rik Harris Laptop Make and Model: IPC P5 CPU speed, type, upgradeable to: 486SX/25 up to 486DX2/66 Disk size, type, upgradeable to: 340Mb poss 520Mb in future RAM size, type, upgradeable to: 8Mb up to 32Mb Video: 512K VGA, upgradable to 1Mb Screen size, type: 9.5" passive mono 640x480x64, up to active colour 640x480x256 Max battery life while running linux: at least 2 hrs, never run it down Weight with battery: 2.9kg PCMCIA number of slot, type, bridge chip: 2xtype II, or 1xtype III Mouse, Track Ball (location), ..etc.: trackball at front Docking capability: yes, but I haven't tried it Power conservation: screen blank, backlight off, hd powerdown, suspend/resume, all work fine with linux Physical Dimensions: 282x218x45mm Ports: 1P, 2S, 15pin VGA, 6pin mini-DIN keyboard (comes with PS/2 -> XT/AT keyboard adapter cable), 110 pin expansion (bus). Misc neat stuff: Optional internal FAX/modem Linux Version: 0.15 (Slackware 1.1.2), XFree86 1.3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ From: J.Petersen@qmw.ac.uk (J.H.Petersen) Laptop Make and Model: Toshiba T1900C CPU speed, type, upgradeable to: i80486 SX 20Mhz (3V), (maybe to 486DX2 40Mhz?) Disk size, type, upgradeable to: 200Mb, IDE, ? RAM size, type, upgradeable to: 8Mb, ?, 20Mb Screen size, type: 640x480, advanced STN LCD, VGA Max battery life while running linux: not sure, around 1 1/2 hrs? Weight with battery: 3kg ?? PCMCIA number of slot, type, bridge chip: one type III slot, ? Mouse, Track Ball (location), ..etc.: MS Quickport Trackball, right side Docking capability: none Power conservation: haven't (tried) gotten this to work Misc neat stuff: XVGA_16 works great Linux Version: 0.99pl.{12,13,14} all work fine (haven't had time to upgrade yet to 1.0 ;-). 140Mb Linux, 20Mb Swap (only need 10) and 40 Mb MSDoz (almost never used :-) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ From: "Dr Peter J. Braam" Laptop Make and Model: BIT DU33 CPU speed, type, upgradeable to: DX33 Disk size, type, upgradeable to: 120MB RAM size, type, upgradeable to: 8MB Screen size, type:10" LCD monochrome, video chip CT 65530 Max battery life while running linux:3.5 hours Weight with battery: PCMCIA number of slot, type, bridge chip:module for sale Mouse, Track Ball (location), ..etc.:trackball right top Docking capability:yes Power conservation:no, didn't try though Misc neat stuff:ethernet module for $100.- Linux Version: variable ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ From: pxl@bifrost.LANL.GOV (Peter Lomdahl) Laptop Make and Model: Austin 486DX2-66 CPU speed, type, upgradeable to: 66 MHz (don't know if upgradeable) Disk size, type, upgradeable to: 340 MB upgradeable to 520MB RAM size, type, upgradeable to: 8MB upgradedable to 32 MB Screen size, type: 640x480 LCD active color matrix. Max battery life while running linux: < 2 hours Weight with battery: 6.2 lbs PCMCIA number of slot, type, bridge chip: 2 type II (or one type III) Mouse, Track Ball (location), ..etc.: trackball ps/2 type Docking capability: Yes Misc neat stuff: Internal 14.4 modem, Have ordered D-LINK 650 ethernet. Power conservation: Yes (automatic disk spin down and display dimmer) Linux Version: TAMU 0.99pl15 (16 MB swap, 220 Mb Linux, 100 MB DOS) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ From: Peter Linde Laptop Make and Model: AST PowerExec 4/25 CPU speed, type, upgradeable to: 25 Disk size, type, upgradeable to: 200 Mb removable (340 Mb) RAM size, type, upgradeable to: 8 Mb Screen size, type: B&W Max battery life while running linux: Weight with battery: PCMCIA number of slot, type, bridge chip: 2 slots, type II, Intel Mouse, Track Ball (location), ..etc.: Front added trackball, external PS/2 Docking capability: yes Power conservation: yes Misc neat stuff: PCMCIA D-link 650, works great. PCMCIA Intel 14400 faxmodem, still not working with linux... Linux Version: 1.0 (Slackware 1.2.0 distribution), 130 Mb Linux, 10 Mb swap, 50 Mb DOS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ From: sid@lamont.ldgo.columbia.edu (sidney hellman) Laptop Make and Model: NEC versa E CPU speed, type, upgradeable to: 486dx50 Disk size, type, upgradeable to: 209 upgradeable to 340 RAM size, type, upgradeable to: 12 upgradable to 20 Screen size, type, upgradeable to: 9.5" TFT color Battery type (lithium-ion,NiMh,NiCd): NiMh Max battery life while running linux: ~2 hours Weight with battery: ~7 lbs. PCMCIA number of slot, type: 2 type 2 slots, or 1 type 3 PCMCIA bridge chip (intel, cirrus, databook, etc.): intel Mouse, Track Ball (location), Pen, IBM thingy, etc.: built in trackball Docking capability: **** docking station is working under LINUX ****** Power conservation: not used or explored Misc neat stuff: see docking station above, floppy removes and makes room for second battery, preliminary functioning of pcmcia scsi (bustoaster) Linux Version: 1.0.0 Networking (parallel/portable/pcmcia modules): dlink pcmcia ethernet works X386 (color, gray, chipset) monitor specs: x works fine ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ From: sid@lamont.ldgo.columbia.edu (sidney hellman) Laptop Make and Model: NEC versa E CPU speed, type, upgradeable to: 486dx40 Disk size, type, upgradeable to: 250 upgradeable to 340 RAM size, type, upgradeable to: 12 upgradable to 20 Screen size, type, upgradeable to: Monocrome LCD Battery type (lithium-ion,NiMh,NiCd): NiMh Max battery life while running linux: ~2 hours Weight with battery: ~7 lbs. PCMCIA number of slot, type: 2 type 2 slots, or 1 type 3 PCMCIA bridge chip (intel, cirrus, databook, etc.): intel Mouse, Track Ball (location), Pen, IBM thingy, etc.: built in trackball Docking capability: **** docking station is working under LINUX ****** Power conservation: not used or explored Misc neat stuff: see docking station above, floppy removes and makes room for second battery, preliminary functioning of pcmcia scsi (bustoaster) Linux Version: 1.0.0 Networking (parallel/portable/pcmcia modules): dlink pcmcia ethernet works X386 (color, gray, chipset) monitor specs: x works fine both SVGA and MONO. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ From: pratt@CS.Stanford.EDU CPU speed, type, upgradeable to: 40MHz int. (clk-dbled), 20 MHz bus Disk size, type, upgradeable to: 130MB RAM size, type, upgradeable to: 4MB, ?, 20MB Screen size, type: 7", LCD Max battery life while running linux: 1.5 hours (boo hiss) Weight with battery: 2.9 lbs (main reason for choice) PCMCIA # of slot, type, bridge chip: 1, Type II, ? Mouse, Track Ball (location), ..etc.: Pointer on kbd (like IBM's EZpoint) Docking capability: None Power conservation: BIOS APM Misc neat stuff: Linux Version: 0.99pl15 (time for an upgrade) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ From: buck@wic.waterloo.shl.com (Charlie Krasic) Laptop Make and Model: NEC Ultralite Versa 33C CPU speed, type, upgradeable to: 33MHz 486SL, E series has 50MHz Disk size, type, upgradeable to: 340M removable (upgrade depends on what is available) RAM size, type, upgradeable to: 20M (20M is the max on-board) Screen size, type: 9.5" active matrix colour Max battery life while running linux: 3.5-5hrs (swapping floppy for 2nd battery) depending on type of activity. Weight with battery: not sure -- 9lbs? PCMCIA number of slot, type, bridge chip: 2 type II, or 1 type III, IBM bridge chip. Mouse, Track Ball (location), ..etc.: Ballpoint mouse :( Docking capability: Docking station or port replicator. I have a docking station with an ethernet card (SMC Ultra 16), and an external video card (ET4000). I use the ET4000 to run 1024x768 under X. Power conservation: The usual..also has a save system image to disk program I do not use. Misc neat stuff: Biggy is the ability to use a 2nd batter instead of the floppy drive. Removable hard disk is cool, I have DOS & QNX on one (for work), and Linux on the other. Bad point: video chipset not supported by XFree, so I can only use the generic VGA server on the LCD..this is limited to 16 colours and is very slow. On the upside, it does support an external card when docked so X runs very nicely when docked. Coming soon.. a screen which supports touch and pen! Also, I have a Megahertz XJ144 pcmcia modem. I have CSLIP working nicely ;). Linux Version: Slackware 1.1.2 with various upgrades including 1.0 kernel. I use 332M for Linux and 8M for swap. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ From: deaton@geom.umn.edu Laptop Make and Model: IBM ThinkPad 350 CPU speed, type, upgradeable to: 486SL/25Mhz Disk size, type, upgradeable to: 125 MB (to 250, more?) RAM size, type, upgradeable to: 12MB (to 20) Screen size, type: Mono Max battery life while running linux: >3hrs Weight with battery: not too bad PCMCIA number of slot, type, bridge chip: 1, Type II, Intel 82365 Mouse, Track Ball (location), ..etc.: Trackpoint II (very cool, BTW) Docking capability: no idea Power conservation: yes, suspend feature works fine, except for clock time Misc neat stuff: Megahertz PCMCIA modem works. Linux Version: Linux 1.0, 12MB swap, 115MB Linux, 0MB Dos. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ From: north@queequeg.IFA.Hawaii.Edu Laptop Make and Model: Compaq 4/25 Lite CPU speed, type, upgradeable to: 25MHz 486 SL Disk size, type, upgradeable to: 209 Mb, 500Mb max RAM size, type, upgradeable to: 8Mb, 20Mb max Screen size, type: Duel scan monochrome. Max battery life while running linux: About 4 hours. Weight with battery: I guess its about 6 pounds. PCMCIA number of slot, type, bridge chip: No PCMCIA Mouse, Track Ball (location), ..etc.: 2 button trackball mounted on screen bezel, the arrangement works quite well with X. Docking capability: Full desktop, or small unit with SCSI and 1 card slot. Power conservation: Screenblank, HD shutdown, and a manually operated sleep mode. The battery monitor works under Linux, in sleep mode the battery will keep the memory contents alive for a couple of days. Misc neat stuff: slot for a modem. Linux Version: Slackware ?.?.? X386 (color, gray) monitor specs: 256 gray levels. Had to use the Xfree 1.3 server (everything else is Xfree2.0) because the p Xfree 2.0 had a bug in its AVGA support. Networking (dlink/pcmcia modules): Don't know, thoug I'd probably use the expansion base, since there is only one place where I have net access. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ From: btalley@mc.fin.xerox.com (Brian Talley) Laptop Make and Model: Gateway 2000 HandBook CPU speed, type, upgradeable to: 80486DX (SL-enhanced) clock-doubled to 40MHz Disk size, type, upgradeable to: 130M IDE HD RAM size, type, upgradeable to: 8M (was 4M, upgradable to 20M) Screen size, type: 640x480 VGA 16-shade greyscale. Don't know the exact size. Approximately 7.8" x 4.5". NOTE: DESPITE THE RESOLUTION, THE ASPECT RATIO IS *NOT* 4:3, (THE PIXELS AREN'T SQUARE) GIVING THE SCREEN A "SQUASHED" LOOK. This isn't a problem for me, but it could bother the h*ll out of other people. Max battery life while running linux: With power management, about 1-1.5 hours. Weight with battery: Just under 3 pounds. PCMCIA number of slot, type, bridge chip: One PCMCIA 2.0 Type II. Don't know the chip. Mouse, Track Ball (location), ..etc.: EZ-Point (similar to TrackPoint II from IBM). Located in upper-right corner. Buttons on front face. Emulates a PS/2 mouse. Docking capability:None. Power conservation: All power management works flawlessly with Linux. The system has no "off" switch: it has a suspend/resume switch. As such, I can hit a button and be popped into my X session. Misc neat stuff: It's light and very quick. Linux Version: Linux v1.1.0 with pcsndrv-0.6, and noblink-1.0 patches installed. X386 (color, gray) monitor specs: XFree86 v2.1 running the 16-color X server. Networking (dlink/pcmcia modules): Currently running SLIP at 19,200 out the standard RS-232 port (which has a 16450 chip). DLink adapter worked well under 0.99.14. Haven't tried it under 1.1.0. Will purchase both ethernet and a modem when PCMCIA drivers are completed. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ From: wah@zeno.fit.edu (Bill Huttig) Laptop Make and Model: Midwest Micro Elite 486SLC-33 (made by Compal) CPU speed, type, upgradeable to: 33 Disk size, type, upgradeable to: 200 meg (not sure what brand) IDE RAM size, type, upgradeable to: 8 megs Screen size, type: about 9 ich LCD Max battery life while running linux: about 2 hrs each (2 batteries) Weight with battery: think 6 lbs PCMCIA number of slot, type, bridge chip: Mouse, Track Ball (location), ..etc.: built in track ball uper right Docking capability: yes Power conservation: Misc neat stuff: Linux Version: current X386 (color, gray) monitor specs: Networking (dlink/pcmcia modules): ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ From: brett@iit.com (Brett Coon) Laptop Make and Model: Epson NB-SL/25 CPU speed, type, upgradeable to: 25 MHz Intel 80386SL Disk size, type, upgradeable to: 120 MB Removable harddisk RAM size, type, upgradeable to: 8MB RAM, upgradeable to 20MB Screen size, type: backlit monochrome LCD, dimensions unknown Max battery life while running linux: Unknown, but not long. Weight with battery: 7.2 lbs PCMCIA number of slot, type, bridge chip: none Mouse, Track Ball (location), ..etc.: Microsoft Ballpoint trackball Docking capability: yes - docking station provides 2 expansion slots Power conservation: Software and hardware features Misc neat stuff: Harddisk is removable Linux Version: v0.99pl10+ MCC release X386 (color, gray) monitor specs: I use B&W TinyX Networking (dlink/pcmcia modules): none ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ From: Michael Poag Laptop Make and Model: Dell 320N+ CPU speed, type, upgradeable to: 20MHz 386sx Disk size, type, upgradeable to: 60MB IDE RAM size, type, upgradeable to: 8MB Screen size, type: 8.5in mono16shadeVGA Max battery life while running linux: 3.5 hours Weight with battery: ~7.5 lbs PCMCIA number of slot, type, bridge chip: NONE Mouse, Track Ball (location), ..etc.: NONE Docking capability: NONE Power conservation: screen light, other capabilities disabled Misc neat stuff: 24/96FaxModem Linux Version: v1.0 , from Slackware 1.2.0 X386 (color, gray) monitor specs: XFree2.1 Mono & VGA16 640x480 Networking (dlink/pcmcia modules): D-Link600 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ From: Paul Goldsmith Laptop Make and Model: Jetta Jetbook CPU speed, type, upgradeable to: Cyrix 486-33 Disk size, type, upgradeable to: 120M, 240M RAM size, type, upgradeable to: 4M, 16M Screen size, type: 10" LCD Max battery life while running linux: ~1hr Weight with battery: 2Kg (5.5lbs) PCMCIA number of slot, type, bridge chip: 1 Mouse, Track Ball (location), ..etc.: trackball Docking capability: yes Power conservation: yes, but Linux disk sync defeats it Misc neat stuff: installed in 3 hrs from scratch Linux Version: 99.14 X386 (color, gray) monitor specs: X386 mono (could run colour) Networking (dlink/pcmcia modules): ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ From: privitt@eagle.tamu.edu (Carl Privitt) Laptop Make and Model: GRiD 1660 CPU speed, type, upgradeable to: 20MHz, 386SX, none Disk size, type, upgradeable to: 120Mb, IDE, none RAM size, type, upgradeable to: 8Mb, ?????, 8Mb Screen size, type: monochrome LCD Max battery life while running linux: 90 minutes Weight with battery: ????? lbs PCMCIA number of slot, type, bridge chip: 0, NA, NA Mouse, Track Ball (location), ..etc.: Track Ball (front¢er, above keyboard) Docking capability: yes Power conservation: yes Misc neat stuff: mouse is PS/2 Linux Version: 1.0.4 X386 (color, gray) monitor specs: mono, used generics VESA 640x480 settings Networking (dlink/pcmcia modules): D-Link 600 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ From: Martin Sjolin Laptop Make and Model: "Chicony NoteBook 9800" - NoName Taiwain Brand, seems to be sold by quite a few suppliers in Sweden (have a small wrist support in front). CPU speed, type, upgradeable to: 486DX 66Mhz Disk size, type, upgradeable to: 340MB (standard 120MB, max is 340MB) RAM size, type, upgradeable to: 16MB (standard 4M, max is 20MB) Screen size, type: 9", 64 scades of gray, 640x480 LCD, CLGD6225, VGA 525K external SVGA. Possible to change monochrome screen into color TFT or color dual scan screen. Max battery life while running linux: 2h with disc and modem running ... Weight with battery: 3kg PCMCIA number of slot, type, bridge chip: 2 Type II or 1 slot III, Int 82356 Mouse, Track Ball (location), ..etc.: TrackBall, upper left corner. Docking capability: Yes - 2 3.5" and 1 5.25" disks. 4 16-bit ISA and 2 32-bit VESA. Power conservation: Auto disk spindown and slower CPU clock set by BIOS. Screen blanks with preset time (BIOS) or when lid closes. Not sure about "apmd". Misc neat stuff: 128kb cache in docking station, Local Bus. Linux Version: 0.99.15, 32MB Swap, 10MB DOS X386 (color, gray) monitor specs: X386 2.0 (gray). Had to change white color definition to get it working. Networking (dlink/pcmcia modules): (Intel) 14.4 DataFax running nice after initializing under DOS, had to add quite some extended usleep to run pcmciad. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ From: rco@di.uminho.pt (Rui Carlos Oliveira) Laptop Make and Model: Notestar NP-743D (Supernote in UK) made by MicroStar, TW CPU speed, type, upgradeable to: DX2 66Mhz. Disk size, type, upgradeable to: 250MB, removeable ( 520 Mb when available) RAM size, type, upgradeable to: 16MB, MicroStar(?), 16MB Screen size, type: 9.5", Dualscan passive matrix Max battery life while running linux: 1.5 hours Weight with battery: listed as 6.2lbs PCMCIA number of slot, type, bridge chip: 1, Type II, Databook tcic/2 (by Fujitsu) Mouse, Track Ball (location), ..etc.: track ball removeable module Docking capability: yes. Power conservation: yes. No BIOS APM. Misc neat stuff: Proprietary modem/fax, scsi (FDomain), 2nd serial port modules. pcmcia ethernet card works great(?) (D-LINK 650) Linux version: Linux v1.0 230MB linux, 20MB swap, 0MB DOS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ From: dixosw@aurfs1.aur.alcatel.com (Steve Dixon) Laptop Make and Model: AST PowerExec 486/33SL CPU speed, type, upgradeable to: 33 Mhz Disk size, type, upgradeable to: 340 Mbyte RAM size, type, upgradeable to: 8 Mbyte - 20 Mbyte Screen size, type: 9 inch, mono Max battery life while running linux: 2-3 hours Weight with battery: 6.9 lbs PCMCIA number of slot, type, bridge chip: 2 Type 2; Megaheartz 14.4 fax/modem Xircom 10BaseT (yuk!) Mouse, Track Ball (location), ..etc.: AST trackball, PS2 port at rear Docking capability: Yes Power conservation: APM Misc neat stuff: Linux Version: Slackware 1.1.2 (Linux 0.99.15) X386 (color, gray) monitor specs: Xfree86 (not sure of specs) Networking (dlink/pcmcia modules): I wish ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ From: klaus@gaston.adsp.sub.org (Klaus Lichtenwalder) Laptop Make and Model: Sager NP943 CPU speed, type, upgradeable to: Intel 486DX33 Disk size, type, upgradeable to: 200MB (340MB) RAM size, type, upgradeable to: 8MB (16MB) Screen size, type: 9.5" VGA 640x480 CCFT Backlight LCD, 64 gray scale Max battery life while running linux: approx 2h Weight with battery: 7.7lbs PCMCIA number of slot, type, bridge chip: 0 PCMCIA, 2 Expansion cabinets Mouse, Track Ball (location), ..etc.: none Docking capability: none offerd Power conservation: power management (cpu speed, hd stop) Misc neat stuff: excellent full sized keyboard. Linux Version: 0.99pl14 up to v1.1.0 (at the time of writing ;-) X386 (color, gray) monitor specs: 800x600, mono, color VGA and SVGA Networking (dlink/pcmcia modules): dlink, slip ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ From: spin@netcom.com (Nancy Perry) Laptop Make and Model: BIT FR-800 CPU speed, type, upgradeable to: 486/66 Disk size, type, upgradeable to: 340, upgradeable to 520 RAM size, type, upgradeable to: 16, upgradeable to 32 Screen size, type: 9.5" Dual Scan Color Max battery life while running linux: 2 hours. Recharge time 90 min. Weight with battery: 5.94 lbs PCMCIA number of slot, type, bridge chip: Type III, 2 slots Mouse, Track Ball (location), ..etc.: Trackball, at bottom center Docking capability: Yes Power conservation: Yes Misc neat stuff: Sound card, input mike, speaker output, optional pen map Linux Version: 0.99.14 X386 (color, gray) monitor specs: WD90C24C chipset --> VGA16 server Networking (dlink/pcmcia modules): none right now ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ From: wxtsai@dcsssol.dcss.com (Wade Tsai) Laptop Make and Model: Gateway 2000 ColorBook CPU speed, type, upgradeable to: 33mhz, 486sx, not upgradeable. Disk size, type, upgradeable to: 170 meg, Western Digital?, currently=200 meg RAM size, type, upgradeable to: 8 megs, proprietary, 20 megs Screen size, type: 640x480x256 Dualscan LCD Max battery life while running linux: 1.25 to 1.75 hours depending HD activity.Weight with battery: 5.7 lbs PCMCIA number of slot, type, bridge chip: 2 type II/1 type III, unknown. Mouse, Track Ball (location), ..etc.: front retractable track ball. Docking capability: none at this time. Power conservation: APM with setup in Flash BIOS Misc neat stuff: Pretty good power management stuff. Withstood 3' drop test. A light machine to lug back n' forth to work. Linux Version: 0.99.pl15 (Slackware 1.1.1) X386 (color, gray) monitor specs: XFree86 2.0 SVGA server, Video chipset= Cirrus Logic GD6235, RAMDAC=15/16/24 bit DAC (6 bit wide lookup tables (SuperProbe)) Use ModeDB of 640x480 at lowest refresh. Networking (dlink/pcmcia modules): none. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ From: "Ramaswamy P. Aditya" Laptop Make and Model: Toshiba 4700 CPU speed, type, upgradeable to: 486/33 SL Disk size, type, upgradeable to: 200mb standard RAM size, type, upgradeable to: 4mb standard + 16mb Ram card Screen size, type: Mono Max battery life while running linux: approx 4:15 Weight with battery: 6.8 lbs PCMCIA number of slot, type, bridge chip: 2/ Type II or 1/ Type III Mouse, Track Ball (location), ..etc.: Right, track ball (PS/2 device for X...) Docking capability: yes Power conservation: yes, but haven't gotten it to work Misc neat stuff: auto-resume mode Linux Version: 1 (newest SLS) X386 (color, gray) monitor specs: mono server, though I think the SVGA will work Networking (dlink/pcmcia modules): none ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ From: mav6@nms11.comp.pge.com (Marnix A. van_Ammers) Laptop Make and Model: Toshiba 4400SX CPU speed, type, upgradeable to: 20Mhz, SX20, DX33 Disk size, type, upgradeable to: 340Mb, 2.5" Toshiba, 520MB RAM size, type, upgradeable to: 10Mb, 8Mb mem card, 18Mb Screen size, type: Gas plasma. Max battery life while running linux: Don't know, probably 2 hours. Weight with battery: 6.6 lbs PCMCIA number of slot, type, bridge chip: 0 Mouse, Track Ball (location), ..etc.: Mouse Ball on right. Docking capability: Yes Power conservation: Yes, some Misc neat stuff: ? Linux Version: .99 pl13 (SLS 1.03) X386 (color, gray) monitor specs: grey mono, 640x480 Networking (dlink/pcmcia modules): None ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ From: rob@claircom.com (Rob Kenny) Laptop Make and Model: Toshiba T4600 CPU speed, type, upgradeable to: 33Mhz I486SL Disk size, type, upgradeable to: 1.44FD, 200MB HD (120 to 200) RAM size, type, upgradeable to: 8M 3.3v, (4 to 20) Screen size, type: 9.5" 640x480 Mono LCD Max battery life while running linux: 4Hrs (2 typical) Weight with battery: 6.9lb PCMCIA number of slot, type, bridge chip: 2 PCMCIA type II Mouse, Track Ball (location), ..etc.: BallPoint, right side Docking capability: Y Power conservation: Y, auto off display and HD Misc neat stuff: LCD status display with estimated time left on battery. Resume mode, allows power on to return to power off mode; works great except for the PCMCIA cards. Linux Version: 99.15, slackware 1.0.3 X386 (color, gray) monitor specs: gray VGA16 Virtual 800 600 Modes "640x480" 640x480 28.322 640 680 720 864 480 488 491 521 Networking (dlink/pcmcia modules): Linksys Ethernet, Megahertz XJ1144 14.4/14.4 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ From: Bruce Ravel Laptop Make and Model: AMS TravelPro 5366 CPU speed, type, upgradeable to: 66 MHz (fastest they offer) Disk size, type, upgradeable to: 250 Mb (upgradable to 340) RAM size, type, upgradeable to: 16 Mb (upgradable to 32) Screen size, type: color, active matrix, 640X480X256 Max battery life while running linux: about an hour ;-( Weight with battery: about 7.5 lbs PCMCIA number of slot, type, bridge chip: 1 type III slot, TCIC2 Mouse, Track Ball (location), ..etc.: Center trackball, below space bar, 2 buttons Docking capability: 2 16 bit card slots Power conservation: Misc neat stuff: lots of ports, including SVGA output Linux Version: 1.02, Slackware X386 (color, gray) monitor specs: Networking (dlink/pcmcia modules): none right now (and it is driving me crazy!) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ From: Michael Holst Laptop Make and Model: ZEOS Contenda 386 Subnotebook (very small/cheap/light) CPU speed, type, upgradeable to: 25 MHz (not upgradable; can buy 486 to start) Disk size, type, upgradeable to: 80 Mb (not upgradable; 486 can have 120 Mb) RAM size, type, upgradeable to: 4 Mb (upgradable to 10 Mb; 486 can use 8 Mb) Screen size, type: monochrome, 640x480x2 (supports some grey scale too) Max battery life while running linux: about three hours Weight with battery: about 3.9 lbs PCMCIA number of slot, type, bridge chip: NONE Mouse, Track Ball (location), ..etc.: trackball, 2 buttons, upper right keybd Docking capability: parallel/serial/svga ports, proprietary diskette drive port Power conservation: disk stops after 2 mins idle; can run cpu at half speed. Misc neat stuff: built in modem, bright screen (though small), very light/small Linux Version: 1.0.8, Slackware, disks sets installed: A,N,AP,D,X,T(partial). By chopping out some of the extra NFSS TeX stuff, I fit the above disks into 57 Mb; using 12 Mb for swap, this leaves about 10 Mb for work space. Also, couldn't fit the ghostscript previewer/fonts (from AP or D disks?). X Runs fine, though slow; I use twm, xdvi previewer speed is tolerable. X386 (color, gray) monitor specs: Mono, 640x480x2, 28.322 dot clocks Networking (dlink/pcmcia modules): D-Link DE600, works great. Tried to use a Linksys PE-EEP pocket adapter, but no luck modifying d-link driver, so I gave up and bought the D-Link DE600. I have the Contenda connected to a local network of Sparcs running X, and it has all the functionality of the Sparcs (although slower). ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ From: shl0@Lehigh.EDU (Samson H. Lee) Laptop Make and Model: Midwest Micro Elite Subnote CPU speed, type, upgradeable to: 486SX-25 Disk size, type, upgradeable to: 260MB, up to 340MB RAM size, type, upgradeable to: 4MB, up to 12MB Screen size, type: 9.5", VGA monochrome LCD Max battery life while running linux: not tested Weight with battery: 4 lbs PCMCIA number of slot, type, bridge chip: One type II PCMCIA Mouse, Track Ball (location), ..etc.: central trackball, MS serial mouse compatible Docking capability: No Power conservation: disk still spins down under Linux, but Linux periodically writes to disk screen blanking doesn't work suspend doesn't work no PM software tried Misc neat stuff: only $1299 Linux Version: 1.0.8 X386 (color, gray) monitor specs: XF86-mono 2.0, VGA2, 640x480, 28.322 clock Networking (dlink/pcmcia modules): not used ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ From: kbui@CS.UCLA.EDU (Kenny Bui) Laptop Make and Model: AST Advantage! Explorer(AST Bravo NB under the covers) CPU speed, type, upgradeable to: SX 25Mhz, SLC, N/A Disk size, type, upgradeable to: 120MB, built-in, N/A RAM size, type, upgradeable to: 8MB, AST, 20MB Screen size, type: 9.5", Monochrome, 64 gray scale. Max battery life while running Linux: 2 - 3 hours Weight with battery: 5.9lb PCMCIA number of slot, type, bridge chip: 1, Type III, Intel 82365 Mouse, Track Ball (location), ..etc.: tiny track ball, lower right corner Docking capability: No Power conservation: yes... BIOS APM stuff and automatic disk spin down, screen off and CPU slow down. Misc neat stuff: 24/96 data/fax AST pcmcia modem. Don't know if it works under Linux.(Intel 82365 type) Solectek LAN-CX parallel pocket ethernet adapter. Works under Linux as DL-600. (DL-600 clone???) Linux version: Linux v1.1.12 80MB Linux, 8MB swap, 30MB DOS(Stacked to 60MB) 38.4Kbp SLIP works with the built-in serial port fine.(I wish they put a 16550 UART there instead of 16450). ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ From: ..................................... Ali Albayrak Laptop Make and Model: .................... Compaq Contura Aero 4/25 CPU.speed, type, upgradeable.to: .......... 25MHz, i486SX/SL, - Disk size, type, upgradeable.to: .......... 84 MB / 250 MB, IDE 2,5" slim RAM size, type, upgradeable.to: .......... 4 M, ?, 12 MB Screen size, type: ........................ 8" (mono LCD) VGA Max battery life while running linux: ..... < 4 h Weight with battery: ...................... 1,6 kg PCMCIA number of slot, type, bridge chip: . 1, Type II CSSI 2.01, - Mouse, Track Ball (location), etc.: ..... PS/2 type, trackball right-front Docking capability: ....................... yes, very cheap Power conservation: ....................... APM, works under Linux Misc neat stuff: .......................... - smaller than A4 sheet! ........................................... - floppy optional but recommended ........................................... - a bit noisy hard-disk ........................................... - excellent keyboard ........................................... - small power-adapter ........................................... - very Linux-compatible despite ........................................... PCMCIA-floppies and other ........................................... weird stuff Linux Version: ............................ 1.0 (Slackware 1.2.0) X386 (color, gray) monitor specs: ......... ? Networking (dlink/pcmcia modules): ........ ? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ From: schwarze@isa.de Laptop Make and Model: DECpc 425 SL/e (actually an Olivetti) CPU speed, type, upgradeable to: 25 MHz, i486 SL, ? Disk size, type, upgradeable to: 240 MB RAM size, type, upgradeable to: 8 MB (4 MB std., 32 MB max.) Screen size, type: 10" LCD backlit, 640x480, 64 grays Max battery life while running linux: 3.5 h (CPU load 3, continual disk I/O) Weight with battery: 2.5 kg PCMCIA number of slot, type, bridge chip: 1, Type II, ? Mouse, Track Ball (location), ..etc.: Trackball (left, can be pushed into casing); ext. Logitech MouseMan PS/2 Docking capability: ? Power conservation: APM, memory dump to HD when battery low Misc neat stuff: removeable HD (under keyboard), loudspeaker, microphone Linux Version: 1.0.8 (Slackware 1.2) X386 (color, gray) monitor specs: XF86_Mono 2.1, virtual 1152x900 Networking (dlink/pcmcia modules): not yet ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ From: estutes@eas.com Laptop Make and Model: Toshiba 1950CT/200 CPU speed, type, upgradeable to: 40 mhz, i486DX2, ??? Disk size, type, upgradeable to: 200 mbytes, ide, 340 mbytes RAM size, type, upgradeable to: 8 mbytes, 4 mbytes dram - 4mbytes flash, 20 mbytes Screen size, type: 7 X 5.25 inches, active matrix Max battery life while running linux: 2 hours Weight with battery: 7.4 lbs. PCMCIA number of slot, type, bridge chip: 1, version 2.1 compliant, ??? Mouse, Track Ball (location), ..etc.: QuickPoint trackball,(right side of keyboard) Docking capability: No Power conservation: Yes Misc neat stuff: Linux Version: 1.1.16 X386 (color, gray) monitor specs: XF86_VGA Networking (dlink/pcmcia modules): No ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ From: hirsch@mathcs.emory.edu (Michael Hirsch) Laptop Make and Model: Austin 33MHz Mono (made by Arima) CPU speed, type, upgradeable to: 33MHz Disk size, type, upgradeable to: 340M RAM size, type, upgradeable to: 16M, type?, up to 32M Screen size, type: 9", grayscale Max battery life while running linux: 3 Hrs Weight with battery: 7lbs PCMCIA number of slot, type, bridge chip: 1 type III or 2 type II, Databook chip Mouse, Track Ball (location), ..etc.: Center located trackball below space bar Docking capability: yes, but not being used Power conservation: yes, but not fully APM compliant Misc neat stuff: Linux Version: 1.0 kernel, X386 (color, gray) monitor specs: wd90c20 svga chipset, grayscal color Networking (dlink/pcmcia modules): ppp over 14.4 internal modem ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ From: crossley@austin.sar.slb.com Laptop Make and Model: AMS "Travel Pro 5300" (Mfr unknown, equivalents are sold by other vendors. FCC ID is ID4PN486C, mfr model # PN325/DSTN) CPU speed, type, upgradeable to: 66MHz, 486FX2, (no upgrade) Disk size, type, upgradeable to: 340MB, (unknown), (unknown) RAM size, type, upgradeable to: 32MB, (unknown), 32MB Screen size, type: 9-1/2-inch/640x480, 256-color LCD Max battery life while running linux: 1.5-2 hrs Weight with battery: ~6lbs PCMCIA number of slot, type, bridge chip: 2, 5mm, (unknown) Mouse, Track Ball (location), ..etc.: Track ball (center front) Docking capability: Aavailable (don't have it) Power conservation: yes, BIOS programmable Misc neat stuff: ~$4000 Linux Version: 1.0.8 X386 (color, gray) monitor specs: color, Networking (dlink/pcmcia modules): pcmcia IC-card Ethernet ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ From: "Erik Fortune" Laptop Make and Model: INSI ECHObook (identical to Everex STEP Note) CPU speed, type, upgradeable to: SL-Enhanced DX2/50, upgradeable to DX4-75 Disk size, type, upgradeable to: 520MB removeable (really great) RAM size, type, upgradeable to: 8MB, custom, 36MB Screen size, type: 9.5", dual-scan color Max battery life while running linux: 2 - 2.5 Weight with battery: approximately 6 lbs PCMCIA number of slot, type, bridge chip: 1, Type III, Intel or Cirrus (unsure) Mouse, Track Ball (location), ..etc.: 19mm powerbook style track ball Docking capability: yes... docking station available september. Power conservation: yes... BIOS APM stuff and automatic disk spin down Misc neat stuff: D-LINK 650 pcmcia ethernet, almost everything is removable and upgradeable Linux version: Slackware 1.2 with 1.20 kernel 300MB linux, 20MB swap, 200MB DOS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ From: Khalid Sarwar Warraich Laptop Make and Model: Compaq Concerto 4/33 CPU speed, type, upgradeable to: 33 MHz, 486 Disk size, type, upgradeable to: 350 MB, IDE RAM size, type, upgradeable to: 4 MB, 20 MB max. Screen size, type: 9 inch, 16 level grey Max battery life while running linux: ?? Weight with battery: > 7 lb. PCMCIA number of slot, type, bridge chip: 2 type II or 1 type III Mouse, Track Ball (location), ..etc.: Pen Docking capability: yes Power conservation: hardware (easy to use) Misc neat stuff: Has a Pen that is not available under linux (no drivers), but you can use a mouse/trackball (buy seperately) on serial port 0 (COM1:). In windows, both are active simultaneously and under linux mouse is active. Also, this machine has a detachable keyboard that is just super (thin keyboard, can be placed at an angle, and can be place up to two feet from the machine) Linux Version: TAMU 1.0D X386 (color, gray) monitor specs: 16 levels of Grey, use XF86_VGA16 driver Networking (dlink/pcmcia modules): ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ From: velo@sesun3.epfl.ch (Martin Ouwehand EPFL-SIC/SE) Laptop Make and Model: Texas Instrument Travelmate 4000E 486DX2/50 CPU speed, type, upgradeable to: 50 Mhz, 486DX2 Disk size, type, upgradeable to: 200 Mbytes, IDE? RAM size, type, upgradeable to: 4 Mbytes, ?, upgradable to either 8 or 20 Mb Screen size, type, upgradeable to: 9 inches, Color Dual scan Battery type (lithium-ion,NiMh,NiCd): NiCd Max battery life while running linux: 1h15 (but see Power conservation entry) Weight with battery: ~ 3kg PCMCIA number of slot, type: must buy extensions to have those ( + SCSI ) PCMCIA bridge chip (intel, cirrus, databook, etc.): Mouse, Track Ball (location), Pen, IBM thingy, etc.: MS Ballpoint (PS/2 mouse) Docking capability: yes Power conservation: under DOS/Windows :-( (I'll try to port this to Linux) Misc neat stuff: Linux Version: 1.0.8 Networking (parallel/portable/pcmcia modules): I didn't try X386 (color, gray, chipset) monitor specs: 16 colors XF86_VGA16 for Cirrus GD6440, I've heard that 256 colors XF86_SVGA will be available ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ From: mwb5y@server.cs.Virginia.EDU Laptop Make and Model: IBM TP500 CPU speed, type, upgradeable to: 50Mhz DX2, 486SLC Disk size, type, upgradeable to: 170Mb RAM size, type, upgradeable to: 4MB, 12MB Screen size, type, upgradeable to: STN 7.4", VGA, SVGA 800x600 external Battery type (lithium-ion,NiMh,NiCd): HiMH Max battery life while running linux: Weight with battery: 3.8 lbs PCMCIA number of slot, type: 1 type II PCMCIA bridge chip (intel, cirrus, databook, etc.): Mouse, Track Ball (location), Pen, IBM thingy, etc.: IBM thingy Docking capability: no Power conservation: yes Misc neat stuff: Linux Version: 1.02 Networking (parallel/portable/pcmcia modules):none X386 (color, gray, chipset) monitor specs:gray, VGA ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ From: sheen@inmos.co.uk (Andy Sheen) Laptop Make and Model: DUAL SKD-4000 ??? CPU speed, type, upgradeable to: 486 DX2-66 (unknown upgradability) Disk size, type, upgradeable to: 340Mb Toshiba (removable) RAM size, type, upgradeable to: 16Mb (32Mb) Screen size, type, upgradeable to: 640x480 TFT Colour (65530 chipset) Will drive 800x600 via monitor connector Battery type (lithium-ion,NiMh,NiCd): NiCd Max battery life while running linux: ~ 1hr (extra battery pack avail ~3hrs) Weight with battery: ~4lb PCMCIA number of slot, type: 0. With adapter 1, type 2.0 PCMCIA bridge chip (intel, cirrus, databook, etc.): Intel Mouse, Track Ball (location), Pen, IBM thingy, etc.: Trackball (top right keyboard) Cannot be used with PCMCIA card installed Docking capability: Yes, but poor. Several cables need to be attached. Power conservation: Under linux, nil. Misc neat stuff: Good screen Linux Version: 1.1.0 Networking (parallel/portable/pcmcia modules): Via expansion box. X386 (color, gray, chipset) monitor specs: Colour, standard VGA ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ From: btalley@mc.fin.xerox.com (Brian Talley) Laptop Make and Model: Gateway2000 HandBook 486 CPU speed, type, upgradeable to: Clock-doubled 40MHz '486SL w/ math coproc. Disk size, type, upgradeable to: 130M IDE RAM size, type, upgradeable to: 8M upgrade to 20M Screen size, type, upgradeable to: 7.9" diag VGA Battery type (lithium-ion,NiMh,NiCd): NiMH Max battery life while running linux: 2-2.5 hours Weight with battery: 2.9 lbs PCMCIA number of slot, type: One Type II PCMCIA bridge chip (intel, cirrus, databook, etc.): Mouse, Track Ball (location), Pen, IBM thingy, etc.: EZ-Point ("IBM thingy") Docking capability: None Power conservation: variable CPU speed, HD & screen timeouts, etc. Misc neat stuff: Linux Version: 1.1.24 Networking (parallel/portable/pcmcia modules): SLIP X386 (color, gray, chipset) monitor specs: XFree86-2.1 w/ 16-color server ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ From: sippy@DEBUBLY.SCANDAL.CS.CMU.EDU Laptop Make and Model: MidWest Micro Soundbook Elite CPU speed, type, upgradeable to: 100 MHz, DX4 Disk size, type, upgradeable to: 520 M RAM size, type, upgradeable to: 12M, 20M Screen size, type, upgradeable to: 9.5" 8 bit greyscale Battery type (lithium-ion,NiMh,NiCd): NiMH Max battery life while running linux: 2 hrs Weight with battery: 6.9 lbs PCMCIA number of slot, type: type3 PCMCIA bridge chip (intel, cirrus, databook, etc.): ?? Mouse, Track Ball (location), Pen, IBM thingy, etc.: Powerbook style ball Docking capability: yes Power conservation: yes Misc neat stuff: 8 bit sound, microphone + speaker Linux Version: Slackware 1.20 release Networking (parallel/portable/pcmcia modules): PCMCIA ethernet (DE-650) X386 (color, gray, chipset) monitor specs: mono, gray, C&T65540 chipset ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ From: rvillari@cat.syr.edu (Al Villarica) Laptop Make and Model: INSI EchoBook (a.k.a. Everex Step NOTE) CPU speed, type, upgradeable to: DX2/50 upgradable to DX4/75 Disk size, type, upgradeable to: 520MB RAM size, type, upgradeable to: 20MB Screen size, type, upgradeable to: 640x480 Dual Scan Color Battery type (lithium-ion,NiMh,NiCd): NiMh Max battery life while running linux: untested Weight with battery: 5.9 lbs PCMCIA number of slot, type: 2 type II or 1 type III PCMCIA bridge chip (intel, cirrus, databook, etc.): untested Mouse, Track Ball (location), Pen, IBM thingy, etc.: Trackball like Duo Docking capability: Yes. Power conservation: Evergreen chipset Misc neat stuff: can replace floppy for scsi module (unreleased module and untested with linux), extra battery, etc. Everything in this notebook is modular. Linux Version: 1.0.9 Networking (parallel/portable/pcmcia modules): X386 (color, gray, chipset) monitor specs: Uses 90C24 chipset. Notebook has 1MB but only 512K is recognized by X386. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ From: pete@coos.dartmouth.edu (Pete Schmitt) Laptop Make and Model: Zenith SuperSport SX (model ZWL-0300-10) CPU speed, type, upgradeable to: 386SX 16MHz Disk size, type, upgradeable to: 120Mb RAM size, type, upgradeable to: 5Mb Screen size, type, upgradeable to: 11in. VGA grey scale back-lit Battery type (lithium-ion,NiMh,NiCd): not used Max battery life while running linux: n/a Weight with battery: 16 lbs. PCMCIA number of slot, type: n/a PCMCIA bridge chip (intel, cirrus, databook, etc.): n/a Mouse, Track Ball (location), Pen, IBM thingy, etc.: serial COM1 (/dev/mouse) Docking capability: expansion box with scsi and sound board Power conservation: n/a Misc neat stuff: Linux Version: 1.0.9 (Slackware 2.0) Networking (parallel/portable/pcmcia modules): term and ppp X386 (color, gray, chipset) monitor specs: n/a ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ From: "Alexander L. Tudor" Laptop Make and Model: IBM ThinkPad 750 (Mono) CPU speed, type, upgradeable to: 33, 486SL(?), 66 Disk size, type, upgradeable to: 340, ISA, 570 RAM size, type, upgradeable to: 8, ?, 16 (?) Screen size, type, upgradeable to: ? Battery type (lithium-ion,NiMh,NiCd):NiCd Max battery life while running linux: 6 hrs. Weight with battery: 7.4 lbs. PCMCIA number of slot, type: 2, II PCMCIA bridge chip (intel, cirrus, databook, etc.): intel Mouse, Track Ball (location), Pen, IBM thingy, etc.: IBM thingy Docking capability: yes Power conservation: yes Misc neat stuff: comfortable keyboard Linux Version: 1.1.8 Networking (parallel/portable/pcmcia modules): IBM Ethernet PCMCIA, Intel 14.4 Modem X386 (color, gray, chipset) monitor specs: SVGA WesternDigital ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ From: unniks@mcc.com (C. Unnikrishnan) Laptop Make and Model: WinBook Dx2-50 CPU speed, type, upgradeable to: 50Mhz; Intel DX2 ; no upgrade Disk size, type, upgradeable to: 340Mb (14ms) [200 upgraded to 340] RAM size, type, upgradeable to: 8 Mb [ 4, 8 or 16] Screen size, type, upgradeable to: 9.5" Dual Scan STN color lcd Battery type (lithium-ion,NiMh,NiCd): NiMH Max battery life while running linux: 2 hrs Weight with battery: 6 lbs PCMCIA number of slot, type: 1 type 2 PCMCIA bridge chip (intel, cirrus, databook, etc.): ???? Mouse, Track Ball (location), Pen, IBM thingy, etc.: trackball (below space bar) Docking capability: docking station for $399 (dont have it) Power conservation: power management - beeps and led flashes (select for display, hard drive and cpu separately in bios setup; not apm, proprietary) Misc neat stuff: wrist wrest (a la mac powerbook) Linux Version: 1.02 Networking (parallel/portable/pcmcia modules): none tried sofar X386 (color, gray, chipset) monitor specs: XFree 2.1 640x480 (chips&technology vga16 server) vga256 didnt work well on the lcd screen, though it works on the external vga port Comments: i started with a mono dx2/66 tristar laptop. it didnt have a power management unit at all. so suddenly, when i am in the middle of something, the unit would just run out of power and die. there was no way to upgrade the bios to any apm compatible unit. finally out of sheer desperation, i returned it and have been using the winbook. its a nice unit, though i find it a bit sluggish compared with the dx266 unit. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ From: tserreyn@nyx.cs.du.edu (Theodore A. Serreyn) Laptop Make and Model: TravelPro 5300 CPU speed, type, upgradeable to: 486/33, 486DX4-100 Disk size, type, upgradeable to: 170, 520 RAM size, type, upgradeable to: 8, 32meg Screen size, type, upgradeable to: 10in mono, 9.5inch dual-scan or active Battery type (lithium-ion,NiMh,NiCd): NiCd (Others Available) Max battery life while running linux: 3 hours Weight with battery: roughtly 6 lbs PCMCIA number of slot, type: 2 type II or 1 type III PCMCIA bridge chip (intel, cirrus, databook, etc.): databook tcic/2 Mouse, Track Ball (location), Pen, IBM thingy, etc.: Trackball (powerbook) Docking capability: yes, approx $300 Power conservation: yes, plus suspend resume Misc neat stuff: IC-Card only $172 incL s/h, X works, 2 ser ports Linux Version: pl1.0.9, pl1.1.25(testing) Networking (parallel/portable/pcmcia modules): ic-card pcmcia ehternet (de-650 compatible. 10baseT (FAST!) X386 (color, gray, chipset) monitor specs: all work 64 grayscale using the SVGA X server. (specify wd90c30 even though it is a wd90c24) External montitor gives me the color ;) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ From: phr@netcom.com (Paul Rubin) Make and model: Toshiba T4600, mono Cpu speed/type: Intel 486SL/33, not upgradeable Disk size: 200 meg, not officially upgradeable but upgrades to 500 mg exist Ram size: 4 meg 3.3 volt dram, upgradeable to 20 meg (or 36 meg using 3rd party 32 meg card ($$$$$)). Screen size: 10" backlit monochrome, not upgradeable Battery type: NiMH 3000 MaH 15 volts, I think, cheaper NiCD is the default with the mono model but I paid extra (not worth it, I think) Weight with battery: around 6 lbs? PCMCIA : 2 slots, one type II, one 14.5 mm (oversized type III) PCMCIA chip: proprietary, supposedly intel compatible Mouse: microsoft quickport ballponit Docking capability: 150 pin exp. port to ISA bus Max battery life with linux, around 5 hours (power conversation) Power conversation: cpu speed control, disk spindown, display backlight timeout, all from keyboard control (handled from firmware, linux doesn't see any of this) Misc neat stuff: autoresume mode, invisible to linux (but date/time needs to be reset after an autoresume powerup) Linux version: MCC 1.0, may switch to Yggdrasil soon Networking: none at present. machine has bidirectional parallel port. May try to use PLIP. X386: not in use at present. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ From: scott@csis.dit.csiro.au (Scott Milton) Laptop Make and Model:Total Peripherals NBD486 CPU speed, type, upgradeable to:25MHz, Intel486SX, 33MHzDX Disk size, type, upgradeable to:250Mb, Unknown, None RAM size, type, upgradeable to:8Mb, Unknown, None Screen size, type, upgradeable to:10", 64Greyscale, None Battery type (lithium-ion,NiMh,NiCd):NiCd Max battery life while running linux:4Hours Weight with battery:2.6Kg(?) PCMCIA number of slot, type:None PCMCIA bridge chip (intel, cirrus, databook, etc.):None Mouse, Track Ball (location), Pen, IBM thingy, etc.:Track Ball Docking capability:None Power conservation:Yes Misc neat stuff:None Linux Version:1.0 Networking (parallel/portable/pcmcia modules):RS232 only X386 (color, gray, chipset) monitor specs: Slight problems with video card and X386 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ From: Linux Journal Laptop Make and Model: Ultra (Midwest Micro) CPU speed, type, upgradeable to: 486SX25 Disk size, type, upgradeable to: 340MB IDE RAM size, type, upgradeable to: 8MB, upgrade to 12MB Screen size, type, upgradeable to: VGA Battery type (lithium-ion,NiMh,NiCd): NiMh Max battery life while running linux: 3hrs? Weight with battery: 3.9 lbs PCMCIA number of slot, type: one type II PCMCIA bridge chip (intel, cirrus, databook, etc.): ? Mouse, Track Ball (location), Pen, IBM thingy, etc.: trackball in front of kbd Docking capability: none Power conservation: all sorts Misc neat stuff: Linux Version: Slackware 2.0 Networking (parallel/portable/pcmcia modules): D-Link via parallel port X386 (color, gray, chipset) monitor specs: grayscale VGA ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ From: jrstorey@netcom.com (John R Storey) Laptop Make and Model: Toshiba 4400 SX CPU speed, type, upgradeable to: 486/33 SX Disk size, type, upgradeable to: 120 MB HD, 1.44 floppy RAM size, type, upgradeable to: 18 MB Screen size, type, upgradeable to: lcd Battery type (lithium-ion,NiMh,NiCd): ? Max battery life while running linux: Never tested Weight with battery: about 5 lbs PCMCIA number of slot, type: 0 PCMCIA bridge chip (intel, cirrus, databook, etc.): n/a Mouse, Track Ball (location), Pen, IBM thingy, etc.: n/a Docking capability: n/a Power conservation: yes Misc neat stuff: nothing unusual Linux Version: 1.1? Latest MCC release Networking (parallel/portable/pcmcia modules): no X386 (color, gray, chipset) monitor specs: n/a ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ From: tthorn@daimi.aau.dk (Tommy Thorn) Laptop Make and Model: Toshiba T1800 CPU speed, type, upgradeable to: 386 sx/16 Mhz Disk size, type, upgradeable to: 60 Mb RAM size, type, upgradeable to: 2 Mb, 4 Mb, 6 Mb, 10 Mb Screen size, type, upgradeable to: LCD Gray scale 640x480x16 Battery type (lithium-ion,NiMh,NiCd): NiCd(?) Max battery life while running linux: 2 hours Weight with battery: 3 Kg PCMCIA number of slot, type: PCMCIA bridge chip (intel, cirrus, databook, etc.): Mouse, Track Ball (location), Pen, IBM thingy, etc.: Docking capability: none Power conservation: ? Misc neat stuff: Linux Version: 1.1.24 Networking (parallel/portable/pcmcia modules): PLIP X386 (color, gray, chipset) monitor specs: VGA ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ From: Mitchum DSouza Laptop Make and Model: Toshiba T5200/100 CPU speed, type, upgradeable to: 386/SX 20 Disk size, type, upgradeable to: 110MB RAM size, type, upgradeable to: 4MB Screen size, type, upgradeable to: Gas Plasma (orange) Battery type (lithium-ion,NiMh,NiCd): NiCd (I think) Max battery life while running linux: 2Hrs Weight with battery: 5 Kg (approx) PCMCIA number of slot, type: none PCMCIA bridge chip (intel, cirrus, databook, etc.): none Mouse, Track Ball (location), Pen, IBM thingy, etc.: none Docking capability: no Power conservation: ? Misc neat stuff: - Linux Version: 1.1.24 Networking (parallel/portable/pcmcia modules): Western digital WD8013 X386 (color, gray, chipset) monitor specs: VGA_Mono ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ From: Brent Seales Laptop Make and Model: Zentith Z-Note 425-lnc CPU speed, type, upgradeable to: 25 MHz, Intel 486 SL Disk size, type, upgradeable to: 210 MB IDE RAM size, type, upgradeable to: 16 MB, 28 MB Screen size, type, upgradeable to: 8.5", active color Battery type (lithium-ion,NiMh,NiCd): NiCd Max battery life while running linux: 2.5 hours Weight with battery: 6.5 lbs. PCMCIA number of slot, type: 0 PCMCIA bridge chip (intel, cirrus, databook, etc.): - Mouse, Track Ball (location), Pen, IBM thingy, etc.: Logitech Trackman portable Docking capability: port replicator Power conservation: standby/rest/resume, and lid rest/resume modes Misc neat stuff: there is no pcmcia, but there is a full-capability ethernet chip and the driver is available for linux from cesdis.gsfc.nasa.gov:/pub/linux/drivers/znet.c Linux Version: 1.0.2 Networking (parallel/portable/pcmcia modules): I run two options: dlink parallel port ethernet adapter; builtin ethernet chip (Intel) X386 (color, gray, chipset) monitor specs: Chips and Technologies video chipset (not supported by X386); I run the X386 generic 16-color server ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ From: hbybee@mksol.dseg.ti.com (Hal H. Bybee) Laptop Make and Model:GRID 1450SX CPU speed, type, upgradeable to:386sx16 Disk size, type, upgradeable to:IDE 40Meg RAM size, type, upgradeable to:3Meg (base 1Meg, max 5Meg) Screen size, type, upgradeable to:LCD VGA 640x480x16 (ext 800x600x16color) Battery type (lithium-ion,NiMh,NiCd):ext NiCd Max battery life while running linux:? Weight with battery:? PCMCIA number of slot, type:0 PCMCIA bridge chip (intel, cirrus, databook, etc.): Mouse, Track Ball (location), Pen, IBM thingy, etc.:ext serial Docking capability:yes Power conservation:cpu,disp,disk Misc neat stuff:one 1.44 floppy Linux Version: MCC .92 (Slack too big to boot install, Damian needed 2 floppies to root) Networking (parallel/portable/pcmcia modules):internal 2400MNP5 modem, ext v32bis X386 (color, gray, chipset) monitor specs:3Meg won't do X ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ From: Tom Miller Laptop Make and Model: Toshiba T4600C CPU speed, type, upgradeable to: 486SL/33 Disk size, type, upgradeable to: 324MB IDE RAM size, type, upgradeable to: 4MB standard, upgradable to 20MB Screen size, type, upgradeable to: 9.5" active matrix 256-color 640x480. (Supports external SVGA at 600x800 or 1024x768, but has only 512KB video RAM.) Battery type (lithium-ion,NiMh,NiCd): NiMh Max battery life while running linux: I have run for 3 hours in "economy" mode, which puts the screen at half brightness and shuts down the hard drive after long periods of inactivity. Weight with battery: About 7 pounds. PCMCIA number of slot, type: 2 slots, one 5mm (type II) and one 16mm (type III, I believe). PCMCIA bridge chip (intel, cirrus, databook, etc.): Intel i82365SL Mouse, Track Ball (location), Pen, IBM thingy, etc.: Very nice 3-button trackball which plugs in to the right hand side of the keyboard - no cabling. PS/2 style. Docking capability: Yes, but I haven't tried it. Power conservation: Yes, can be controlled by hot keys very nicely. Misc neat stuff: Linux Version: I have built and run several kernels successfully, latest is 1.1.20. Networking (parallel/portable/pcmcia modules): I have a Noteworthy (Toshiba America, Inc) PCMCIA ethernet card, but have not been successful with getting PCMCIA support working on this machine so far. X386 (color, gray, chipset) monitor specs: Runs the XF86_VGA16 server just fine (it's rather slow, however), but the screen becomes corrupted when attempting to run the XF86_SVGA server. The chipset is WD90C26. (Apparently Toshiba switched recently from the WD90C30, which works under the XF86_SVGA server, to the WD90C26, which does not. Arrggh!) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ From: nrh@philabs.Philips.COM (Nikolaus R. Haus) Laptop Make and Model: Magnavox MetalisSX/16 CPU speed, type, upgradeable to: 16MHz, i386sx, not upgradeable Disk size, type, upgradeable to: 40MB, not upgradeable RAM size, type, upgradeable to: 4MB, at max upgrade Screen size, type: 7.5" passive monochrome Max battery life while running linux: ~1 hour Weight with battery: heavy. 7+lb PCMCIA number of slot, type, bridge chip: none Mouse, Track Ball (location), ..etc.: Agiler pen mouse on AUX device Docking capability: Through serial port :) Power conservation: Yup. Disk spin down, backlight shutoff, suspend mode. Misc neat stuff: Internal 9600 send/4800 receive fax, 2400 modem. Works fine. Linux version: Slackware v1.2, 37.5MB linux, 2.5MB swap, 0MB DOS Notes 1: This was a tight fit - kernel & utils, man pages, gcc, emacs. Linux Notes 2: does _not_ like the power management stuff - kernel panics et. al. ...have 5MB left over to work in. Just enough to squeeze in the source of my project from work, so I can write code using emacs while on the road. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ From: Craig Milo Rogers Laptop Make and Model: INSI ECHObook (rebranded Everex STEP Note) CPU speed, type, upgradeable to: DX4-75 Disk size, type, upgradeable to: 520MB removeable RAM size, type, upgradeable to: 20MB, 36MB Screen size, type: 9.5", dual-scan twisted color 640x480x256c60 Battery type (lithium-ion,NiMh,NiCd): NiMh Max battery life while running linux: 2 - 3 Weight with battery: approximately 6 lbs PCMCIA number of slot, type, bridge chip: 1 xType III (can be 2 x Type II) Mouse, Track Ball (location), ..etc.: powerbook-style track ball and hand rest Docking capability: yes... docking station advertised Power conservation: yes... Evergreen chipset, BIOS APM stuff, automatic disk spin down, automatic save to disk Misc neat stuff: very modular. Built-in soundblaster sound w/line out, line in, mike in External monitor can be driven at 640x480, 800x???, or 1024x768 (but not yet by XFree86) Networking (parallel/portable/pcmcia modules): PCMCIA ethernet (DE-650) Linux version: Slackware 2.0 with 1.1.27 kernel 300MB linux, 20MB swap, 200MB DOS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ From: kerry@mgainc.com (Kerry Dano) Laptop Make and Model: MidWest Micro Elite CPU speed, type, upgradeable to: 486DX-2/66MHZ / 100MHZ Disk size, type, upgradeable to: 540MB RAM size, type, upgradeable to: 4MB/20MB Screen size, type: 640x480 & 1024x768 ext. Max battery life while running linux: ~ 2Hrs. Weight with battery: 7.2LB PCMCIA number of slot, type, bridge chip: 2-Type II or 1-Type III Mouse, Track Ball (location), ..etc.: front-middle Docking capability: Yes Power conservation: Yes Misc neat stuff: Good Enclosure, nice Active Matrix Screen Linux Version: Slackware X386 (color, gray) monitor specs: color Networking (dlink/pcmcia modules): 3Com Etherlink III, modem - EXP Thinfax 14400 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ From: ward@blah.tu-graz.ac.at (Brian Ward) Laptop Make and Model: Sager NP9200 CPU speed, type, upgradeable to: 100Mhz, Intel 486DX4, (that is the fastest) Disk size, type, upgradeable to: 340MB, IBM (IDE) removable, 540MB RAM size, type, upgradeable to: 16MB, up to 32 megs, I think Screen size, type: 9.5", monochrome (greyscale) Max battery life while running linux: about 1.5-2 hours Weight with battery: 6.6 lbs (3kg) PCMCIA number of slot, type, bridge chip: 2 type II (or one of type IV or III), Intel 82365 Mouse, Track Ball (location), ..etc.: Trackball, centered in wrist rest, 2-button ps/2 type, works fine under X Docking capability: VESA LB docking station w/SCSI Power conservation: backlight-off, hard disk spins down, turbo mode can turn off in "inactivity." Misc neat stuff: It's super fast (50 BogoMips). Has built-in SoundBlaster which works great under Linux (those xboing sounds are annoying, though). This is a VESA local bus notebook with a Cirrus 6440 video accel. chip. While there doesn't seem to be an SVGA X driver for this yet (perhaps I will have to write it), it's pretty darn fast under the VGA16 X server anyway. Linux Version: v1.1.31 X386 (color, gray) monitor specs: using XF86 VGA16 server at the moment. Networking (dlink/pcmcia modules): ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ From: rideau@mathp7.jussieu.fr (Francois Rideau) Laptop Make and Model: NOTEBOOK 3500, made in Taiwan by NoteBook Computer CPU speed, type, upgradeable to: 486sx-25, dx-33 or dx/2-50. Internal cache only -> slow under linux. Disk size, type, upgradeable to: 230 MB; any 3.5" IDE drive RAM size, type, upgradeable to: 4 to 16 MB, the usual type Screen size, type: 640x480, 64 gray level VGA. Very bad contrast. Max battery life while running linux: 90 min. Weight with battery: 5 kg PCMCIA number of slot, type, bridge chip: 0 Mouse, Track Ball (location), ..etc.: external trackball (2 serial ports) Docking capability: 2 ISA card (one slot must be used by a very short card) Power conservation: Not under Linux. Misc neat stuff: LCD is horrible; I use external CRT whenever I can. no LCD/CRT management from Linux. It's not very good as a portable, but it's a good machine anyway, with limited portability. Linux Version: any X386 (color, gray) monitor specs: vanilla VGA on Xfree 2.0+ Networking (dlink/pcmcia modules): PLIP, or using ISA card on docking station ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ From: oak@snorre.uninett.no Laptop Make and Model: Twinhead Slim 484 CPU speed, type, upgradeable to: 33, 486DX, ? Disk size, type, upgradeable to: 120MB, Toshiba, 340MB ? RAM size, type, upgradeable to: 8MB, 1/4MB, 20MB Screen size, type: 640x480, CCFT backlit 150 ms 64 greyscale Max battery life while running linux: 2 H Weight with battery: 2.7 Kg PCMCIA number of slot, type, bridge chip: 0 Mouse, Track Ball (location), ..etc.: Trak Ball, upper left middle Docking capability: docking station realled from market - problems Power conservation: disk and screen idle stop Misc neat stuff: external monitor does not work with Linux Linux Version: 1.1.18, Slackware 1.2.0 X386 (color, gray) monitor specs: XF86_VGA16 Networking (dlink/pcmcia modules): De620 (parallelport adapter) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ From: yuri@shimari.cmf.nrl.navy.mil (Yuri Trifanov) Laptop Make and Model: Toshiba Satellite T1950 (mono) CPU speed, type, upgradeable to: 20Mhz double-clocked Disk size, type, upgradeable to: 200Mb, supposedly non-upgradable RAM size, type, upgradeable to: 12Mb, upgrade to 20Mb Screen size, type, upgradeable to: 9.5", passive mono, non-upgradable Battery type (lithium-ion,NiMh,NiCd): NiMh Max battery life while running linux: 3.5 hr Weight with battery: 7 lbs? PCMCIA number of slot, type: 1 type iii PCMCIA bridge chip (intel, cirrus, databook, etc.): intel look-like Mouse, Track Ball (location), Pen, IBM thingy, etc.: trackback clip-on Docking capability: none Power conservation: just backlight, update screws with drive spindown Misc neat stuff: resume works fine, except for the clock Linux Version: 1.1.35 Networking (parallel/portable/pcmcia modules): megahz modem X386 (color, gray, chipset) monitor specs: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ From: "Damien P. Neil" Laptop Make and Model: Compaq Contura Aero 4/25 CPU speed, type, upgradeable to: 486SL/25 Disk size, type, upgradeable to: 80 MB IDE, upgradable to 170 MB, higher? RAM size, type, upgradeable to: 4 MB, upgradable to 20 Screen size, type, upgradeable to: 8" B&W, color model available Battery type (lithium-ion,NiMh,NiCd): NiMh standard, `long-life' available Max battery life while running linux: Never drained it, but seems to be around 3.5 hours. Weight with battery: 3.5 - 4 pounds. (Subjective: light!) PCMCIA number of slot, type: 1 type II PCMCIA bridge chip (intel, cirrus, databook, etc.): unknown Mouse, Track Ball (location), Pen, IBM thingy, etc.: Trackball, build into the case in the lower right hand corner. Docking capability: Yes. Around $120. Power conservation: Yes. Seems to work fine under Linux. Suspend/resume works perfectly. Misc neat stuff: Light! Beautiful display, wonderful keyboard. No internal floppy drive; uses a PCMCIA drive. The kernel does not detect the drive for me -- I had to patch it. Has a standard parallel and a 9-pin serial port. Linux Version: 1.1.18 Networking (parallel/portable/pcmcia modules): Haven't tried it yet. X386 (color, gray, chipset) monitor specs: Run X on a laptop? That's sick... ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ From: weh@beta.lanl.gov (William E. Harvey) Laptop Make and Model: Austin Active Color CPU speed, type, upgradeable to: 66 Mhz DX-2 Disk size, type, upgradeable to: 520 Mbytes RAM size, type, upgradeable to: 20 Mbytes, up to 32 Mbytes Screen size, type, upgradeable to: 640x480 Battery type (lithium-ion,NiMh,NiCd): NiMh Max battery life while running linux: 2 hours Weight with battery: 6 lbs PCMCIA number of slot, type: 2, Type II PCMCIA bridge chip (intel, cirrus, databook, etc.):Databook TCIC Mouse, Track Ball (location), Pen, IBM thingy, etc.: Track Ball front center Docking capability: yes Power conservation: screen shutoff, speed decrease Misc neat stuff: 14.4 modem fax internal Linux Version: 1.1.36 with pcmcia patches Networking (parallel/portable/pcmcia modules): D-Link DE-650 X386 (color, gray, chipset) monitor specs: color, use WD90C30 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ From: Lasse Stenholm Laptop Make and Model: Tulip NB 386/sx CPU speed, type, upgradeable to: 16Mhz, 386sx Disk size, type, upgradeable to: 40M, 120M RAM size, type, upgradeable to: 4M, 8M Screen size, type, upgradeable to: small VGA w/ grayscales Battery type (lithium-ion,NiMh,NiCd): NiCd Max battery life while running linux: 1h Weight with battery: 3k PCMCIA number of slot, type: 0 PCMCIA bridge chip (intel, cirrus, databook, etc.): n/A Mouse, Track Ball (location), Pen, IBM thingy, etc.: Mouse Docking capability: None Power conservation: Misc neat stuff: Cheap Linux Version: Slackware 1 Networking (parallel/portable/pcmcia modules):N/A X386 (color, gray, chipset) monitor specs: N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ From: Francois Genolini Laptop Make and Model: IBM L40SX CPU speed, type, upgradeable to: 20MHz 386SX Disk size, type, upgradeable to: 60MB IDE (Conner) RAM size, type, upgradeable to: 6MB Screen size, type, upgradeable to: 640x480 32 grey shades Battery type (lithium-ion,NiMh,NiCd): ? Max battery life while running linux: ? Weight with battery: ? PCMCIA number of slot, type: 0 PCMCIA bridge chip (intel, cirrus, databook, etc.): Mouse, Track Ball (location), Pen, IBM thingy, etc.: IBM track ball Docking capability: ? Power conservation: ? Misc neat stuff: IBM sticker on the front Linux Version: latest (1.1.36 today) Networking (parallel/portable/pcmcia modules): ppp (on serial port) X386 (color, gray, chipset) monitor specs: std vga 16 colours server ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ From: Barry Yip kam-wa Networking (parallel/portable/pcmcia modules): Don't know X386 (color, gray, chipset) monitor specs: Don't know ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ From: Harald "T." Alvestrand Laptop Make and Model: Compaq Aero 4/33C CPU speed, type, upgradeable to: 33MHz, 486SX, no upgrade Disk size, type, upgradeable to: 250 MBytes, 170 MB possible RAM size, type, upgradeable to: 8 MBytes, 4M default Screen size, type, upgradeable to: 8" passive matrix color LCD, no upgrade Battery type (lithium-ion,NiMh,NiCd): NiMH Max battery life while running linux: Approx 2-3 hours Weight with battery: 1.9 kgs PCMCIA number of slot, type: 1, type II PCMCIA bridge chip (intel, cirrus, databook, etc.): intel Mouse, Track Ball (location), Pen, IBM thingy, etc.: Trackball lower RH corner Docking capability: No, expander does only ext. screen and so on Power conservation: APM BIOS support Misc neat stuff: Keyboard up against screen (Apple layout) Linux Version: 1.1.20 Networking (parallel/portable/pcmcia modules): Working on it - SLIP at the moment X386 (color, gray, chipset) monitor specs: X386 1.2.2 VGA_16 at 640x480 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ From: jkeith@ccm.jf.intel.com (John Keith) Laptop Make and Model: Sharp PC-8650 CPU speed, type, upgradeable to: 486DX-33 Disk size, type, upgradeable to: 200MB RAM size, type, upgradeable to: 8MB, upgradeable to 20MB Screen size, type, upgradeable to: 256 color 8.4" active matrix TFT Battery type (lithium-ion,NiMh,NiCd): NiMH Max battery life while running linux: don't know, yet Weight with battery: 6.4 lbs. PCMCIA number of slot, type: 1 type II slot PCMCIA bridge chip (intel, cirrus, databook, etc.): ? Mouse, Track Ball (location), Pen, IBM thingy, etc.: front-mounted trackball Docking capability: port replicator Power conservation: 3 settable: disk timeout, lcd timeout, auto suspend Misc neat stuff: internal 14.4k fax/modem Linux Version: 1.0.9 (slackware 2.0 distribution) Networking (parallel/portable/pcmcia modules): none installed X386 (color, gray, chipset) monitor specs: cirrus clgd6225, 512K video memory ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ From: Adrian F Clark Laptop Make and Model: IBM ThinkPad 750C CPU speed, type, upgradeable to: 486SL, 33MHz Disk size, type, upgradeable to: 340Mb, upgradable to 540 Mb RAM size, type, upgradeable to: 4Mb, upgradable to 8/12/20 Mb (I have 12 Mb) Screen size, type, upgradeable to: 10.4-inch active matrix colour Battery type (lithium-ion,NiMh,NiCd): NiCd (tho' sales blurb sez NiMH) Max battery life while running linux: 2.5 hours at full speed Weight with battery: dunno -- it's lighter than my previous laptop PCMCIA number of slot, type: 2 type 2 or one type 3 PCMCIA bridge chip (intel, cirrus, databook, etc.): dunno Mouse, Track Ball (location), Pen, IBM thingy, etc.: IBM thingy Docking capability: yes Power conservation: yes Misc neat stuff: sound capability (though can't make it work under Linux) Linux Version: 1.09 (Slackware 2.0) Networking (parallel/portable/pcmcia modules): PCMCIA (driver under construction) X386 (color, gray, chipset) monitor specs: color256 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ From: Alasdair Allan Laptop Make and Model: DUAL Group CPU speed, type, upgradeable to: 486sx25 Disk size, type, upgradeable to: 170Mb upgradable up to 310Mb RAM size, type, upgradeable to: 4Mb upgradable up to 25Mb Screen size, type, upgradeable to: Greyscale - 640x480 at 256 shades (internal) 1024x768 at 16 shades (extnal monitor) Colour - Presumably the same but in, colour !? Battery type (lithium-ion,NiMh,NiCd): NiCd or NiMh Max battery life while running linux: 2.5 hrs Weight with battery:erm, fairly light PCMCIA number of slot, type:none (can have card slot added) PCMCIA bridge chip (intel, cirrus, databook, etc.):see above... Mouse, Track Ball (location), Pen, IBM thingy, etc.: Trackerball (PS/2 interface) + PS/2 port for external mouse Docking capability: Docking station with 5 ISA slots and 3 drive bays Power conservation: Basic power management, if anyone figures out how to turn them *on* under linux I sure would like to know about it... Misc neat stuff: Trackerball is installed as a removeable module and can be removed and other fun stuff put in in its place (ethernet cards, scsi interface, pcmcia II slot etc.). Hard Disk is a 2.5" model that can be pulled out and a replacement drive plugged in. CPU is also upgradable (although not via a ZIF socket *sigh*) Linux Version: 1.0.8 Networking (parallel/portable/pcmcia modules): Parallel, PCMCIA X386 (color, gray, chipset) monitor specs: Dot Clocks for the screen can be found using the modetest.exe program that comes on the driver diskettes you get with the computer. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ From: "Michael Steiner" Laptop Make and Model: ThinkPad 750 / 750C / 750Cs CPU speed, type, upgradeable to: 33Mhz Intel 486SL Disk size, type, upgradeable to: 170MB / 340MB, IDE HD RAM size, type, upgradeable to: 4MB / 8MB, IC DRAM Cards, 20MB Screen size, type: 640x480, SVGA (for external displays) 750: 64 grayscale STN-monochrome LCD 750C: 256 colors (of 256k) TFT active matrix 750CS: 256 colors (of 4k) Dual-Scan STN Max battery life while running linux: > 3hr Weight with battery: 750: 2.5kg 750C: 2.9kg 750CS: 2.7kg PCMCIA number of slot, type, bridge chip: 2 Type II / 1 Type III, i82365 Mouse, Track Ball (location), ..etc. :TrackPoint II Docking capability: Docking stations with scsi/pcmcia/disk/monitor Power conservation: APM (screenblank, suspend, hibernate) Misc neat stuff: Linux Version: v1.1.35 (see also http://peipa.essex.ac.uk/html/linux-thinkpad.html) X386 (color, gray) monitor specs: XF86_SVGA (fixes for the 750CS: http://peipa.essex.ac.uk/html/linux-thinkpad.html) Networking (dlink/pcmcia modules): PCMCIA: de650, megahertz modem, ibm highspeed modem with david hinds pcmcia-package 1.6 (file://cb-iris.stanford.edu/pub/pcmcia/) SLIP over serial port (null-modem) works but if speed > 9600 packets get corrupted (uart only 15450) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ From: jli@mtu.edu (Jianfang Eve Li) Below is an informal survey of linux capable laptops. The current survey results are available on tsx-11.mit.edu in /pub/linux/packages/laptops/laptop-survey. Laptop Make and Model: CPU speed, type, upgradeable to: 486dx4-50 Disk size, type, upgradeable to: 340MB, 200MB for Linux RAM size, type, upgradeable to: 4MB Screen size, type, upgradeable to: Chip Set & Technology, 9.5in Mono Battery type (lithium-ion,NiMh,NiCd): NICD Max battery life while running linux: Not tested yet Weight with battery: 6+lb PCMCIA number of slot, type: 2 PCMCIA bridge chip (intel, cirrus, databook, etc.) Track Ball, right below space bar Docking capability: Power conservation: Misc neat stuff: Slackware 1.08 Linux Version: Networking (parallel/portable/pcmcia modules): X386 (color, gray, chipset) monitor specs: Gray ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ From: phillips@pi3.tucson.saic.com (Dave Phillips) Laptop Make and Model: MidWest Micro Elite Soundbook CPU speed, type, upgradeable to: 486DX4-100 Disk size, type, upgradeable to: 520 MB RAM size, type, upgradeable to: 8MB, 20MB; I recommend 20MB, Linux thrashes quite a bit in 8MB, slowing things down. Screen size, type: Dual-scan color, 10.3 in. Max battery life while running linux: ~2 hrs with little disk use Weight with battery: 6.7 lbs PCMCIA number of slot, type, bridge chip: 1 type II + 1 type II or III Mouse, Track Ball (location), ..etc.: 2-button trackball on wrist pad Docking capability: connector present; no station advertised yet Power conservation: auto-shutdown of disk, screen, CPU Misc neat stuff: Very nice human factors, like Powerbooks. LCD status display below screen. Built-in sound (mono), but not high-fidelity. Lightning fast, affordable, gee-whiz computer. Screen quality on this model, while not TFT, is quite good. Battery recharges quickly. Linux Version: 1.1.81, Slackware 2.0. X386 (color, gray) monitor specs: C&T 65540 chipset, color. This hardware is supported by XFree86 v.3.1.1 (X11R6) now. Email me for my Xconfig. Networking (dlink/pcmcia modules): Not tried. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ From: Mark Eichin Laptop Make and Model: Compudyne (TwinHead) SubNote 4SL/25 CPU speed, type, upgradeable to: 25Mhz, 486SL, not Disk size, type, upgradeable to: 80M, removable toshiba 2.5" 12mm, 250M RAM size, type, upgradeable to: 4M, on motherboard, +4M or +16M custom card Screen size, type, upgradeable to: 8.5", backlit mono, not Battery type (lithium-ion,NiMh,NiCd): NiMh Max battery life while running linux: 3+ hrs Weight with battery: 3.5lbs PCMCIA number of slot, type: 1, type II (I think) PCMCIA bridge chip (intel, cirrus, databook, etc.): databook Mouse, Track Ball (location), Pen, IBM thingy, etc.: trackball, upper right Docking capability: none Power conservation: yes (hd shutdown, screenblank, low-power suspend, all of which work with linux, but it isn't an APM BIOS.) Misc neat stuff: external floppy (with seperate port, so you can still use the parallel port) Linux Version: MCC 1.0+, kernel 1.1.38 Networking (parallel/portable/pcmcia modules): AT-LAN-TEK (ATP) parallel X386 (color, gray, chipset) monitor specs: MONO (VGA2), 28mhz from README ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ From: pollack@msri.org Laptop Make and Model: Austin/IPC (ARIMA) 466D CPU speed, type, upgradeable to: 486 DX2-66 Disk size, type, upgradeable to: 340MB, 512MB RAM size, type, upgradeable to: 16MB, 32MB Screen size, type, upgradeable to: 9.5", Dual scan color, ?? Battery type (lithium-ion,NiMh,NiCd): NiMh Max battery life while running linux: ?? Weight with battery: ~7lbs PCMCIA number of slot, type: 1 type III (2 type II's) PCMCIA bridge chip (intel, cirrus, databook, etc.): ?? Mouse, Track Ball (location), Pen, IBM thingy, etc.: center trackball Docking capability: Yes Power conservation: APM from Bios (works with Linux) Misc neat stuff: Linux Version: Slackware 1.2.0 Networking (parallel/portable/pcmcia modules): X386 (color, gray, chipset) monitor specs: Dual scan color, wd9024c ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ From: captain@actlab.rtf.utexas.edu (Bran Muffin) Laptop Make and Model: Toshiba T3200SXC CPU speed, type, upgradeable to: 386SX Disk size, type, upgradeable to: 110meg, ide RAM size, type, upgradeable to: 7meg installed Screen size, type, upgradeable to: ~10", active matrix color screen Battery type (lithium-ion,NiMh,NiCd): none Max battery life while running linux: NA Weight with battery: don't know PCMCIA number of slot, type: 2 isa slots, no pcmcia PCMCIA bridge chip (intel, cirrus, databook, etc.): NA Mouse, Track Ball (location), Pen, IBM thingy, etc.: mouse on serial port Docking capability: ? Power conservation: backlight shuts off in dos, but can't make it work in linux Misc neat stuff: Linux Version: 1.0.4 Networking (parallel/portable/pcmcia modules): ethernet & slip X386 (color, gray, chipset) monitor specs: won't run in color, only monochrome, let me know if you know how to make it run in color, and shut off the backlight after a certain time. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ From: lawyer@ida.org Laptop Make and Model: Toshiba 1950 CT CPU speed, type, upgradeable to: SL enhanced i486TM DX2-40Mhz Disk size, type, upgradeable to: 320 MB IDE RAM size, type, upgradeable to: 12 MB (up to 20 MB) Screen size, type, upgradeable to: 8.4"diagonal, 640x480 TFT-LCD Active Matrix Battery type (lithium-ion,NiMh,NiCd): NiMH battery pack (lithium battery for clock) Max battery life while running linux: ? Weight with battery: ~ 7 lbs. PCMCIA number of slot, type: 1 - 14.5mm PCMCIA 2.01 PCMCIA bridge chip (intel, cirrus, databook, etc.): ? Mouse, Track Ball (location), Pen, IBM thingy, etc.: BallPoint Mouse with QuickPort connection - PS/2 mouse port (right of keyboard) Docking capability: no Power conservation: yes Misc neat stuff: Linux Version: Networking (parallel/portable/pcmcia modules): via PCMCIA cards X386 (color, gray, chipset) monitor specs: 640x480x256 1024x768x256 external ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ From: pah@cfa141.harvard.edu Laptop Make and Model: IBM PS/Note 425 CPU speed, type, upgradeable to: 486SL/25 Disk size, type, upgradeable to: 125MB RAM size, type, upgradeable to: 12MB, 20MB Screen size, type, upgradeable to: 9.5", Monochrome Battery type (lithium-ion,NiMh,NiCd): yes but ??? Max battery life while running linux: 2.5 hours Weight with battery: ~6.5lbs PCMCIA number of slot, type: No Mouse, Track Ball (location), ..etc.: Trackpoint II Docking capability: No Power conservation: Screen, disk spins down, CPU, battery monitor, autosuspend for low batteries or lit closed (work all with Linux) Misc neat stuff: Modem built in Linux Version: 1.1p45, umsdos file system, X11 (VGA16/16-gray scales), ghostscript, TeX, gcc etc. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Dieter.Kasper@mch.sni.de Laptop Make and Model: SNI PCD-4NE (= SNI SCENIC 4N = Acer 735) CPU speed, type, upgradeable to: 33Mhz, 486SX-SL-Enhanced, none Disk size, type, upgradeable to: 250MB, IDE 2.5", removeable, today 340MB RAM size, type, upgradeable to: 4MB, ?, 8MB / 12 MB Screen size, type, upgradeable to: 9.5" 640x480x256, VGA mono, none Battery type (lithium-ion,NiMh,NiCd): NiMH Max battery life while running linux: 2-3 hours Weight with battery: 2.6 kg PCMCIA number of slot, type: 1, III Mouse, Track Ball (location), ..etc.: Trackball PS/2 (below space bar) Docking capability: none Power conservation: BIOS APM stuff ... variable CPU speed HD & screen timeouts suspend ok, except for clock time Misc neat stuff: comfortable keyboard, good screen Linux Version: 1.0.9 (LST 18) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: jan.nylund@p51.panacea.ct.se (Jan Nylund) Laptop Make and Model: Compaq LTE Elite 4/75 CX CPU speed, type, upgradeable to: 75Mhz, 486DX4XL, Disk size, type, upgradeable to: 340Mb, 2.5"IDE, 510Mb RAM size, type, upgradeable to: 8Mb, own, 24Mb Screen size, type, upgradeable to: 9.5", TFT, Battery type (lithium-ion,NiMh,NiCd): NiMh Max battery life while running linux: 2h w/o savings, >8h with dep. on app. Weight with battery: 3kg PCMCIA number of slot, type: 2,2 or 1,3 PCMCIA bridge chip (intel, cirrus, databook, etc.): own? Mouse, Track Ball (location), Pen, IBM thingy, etc.: Trackball Docking capability: Yes, dock has Netcard and SCSI-2 Power conservation: None, medium, max, custom Misc neat stuff: I just love it, Linux, NT, DOS/Win on one HD on a LT Linux Version: 0.99.15 Networking (parallel/portable/pcmcia modules): not tested X386 (color, gray, chipset) monitor specs: WD 640x480x256 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ From: Farul Ghazali Make, model: Compaq Contura 4/25cx CPU: 486SL 25MHz. I don't think it's upgradeable. Disk: 120 meg IDE, upgradeable to 500+. RAM: 20 meg RAM, upgradeable to 20. Screen: 8.4" active matrix color. Battery: NiMH Max battery: Less than 2 hours, no power saving. Weight: more than 6lbs with battery. PCMCIA: None, as far as I know. Mouse: Tiny trackball by the screen. Docking: None that I know off. Neat stuff: Beautiful screen, pretty nice keyboard. Not so neat: Built in trackball doesn't work with Linux (I had to buy a cheap mouse), Linux clock sleeps along with the machine, slow IDE HD (I was doing video work, and I missed the nice Sparc 5s they have in the labs :). Linux version: 1.0.9 XF86: Tseng generic chipset, VESA compatible monitor. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ From: "Jeremy Laidman" Laptop Make and Model: Dual SDK-4000 (by EDP Equipment, Taiwan) CPU speed, type, upgradeable to: 486SX-33 Disk size, type, upgradeable to: 220Mb RAM size, type, upgradeable to: 8Mb (to 32Mb) Screen size, type, upgradeable to: 640x480 mono (colour) - can do 800x600 on external monitor Battery type (lithium-ion,NiMh,NiCd): NiCd (NiMh) Max battery life while running linux: 2h (would be more with NiMh) Weight with battery: PCMCIA number of slot, type: none (optional type I or II) PCMCIA bridge chip (intel, cirrus, databook, etc.): Mouse, Track Ball (location), Pen, IBM thingy, etc.: Track Ball (PS/2 compatible) above and to right of keyboard Docking capability: docking station and external AT bus options Power conservation: in bios Misc neat stuff: optional modules to replace mouse: ne2100 compatible ethernet 14400 modem disk encryption card PCMCIA I or II SCSI-1 fixed disk is in a removable caddy, so multiple disks can be purchased for different people/purposes Linux Version: 1.0.9 Networking (parallel/portable/pcmcia modules): ne2100 module X386 (color, gray, chipset) monitor specs: SVGA color shows as grEy, displays top left 640x480 of image when in 800x600 Chips and Technologies chipset The power management stuff (apm) is no good for this notebook, so I'm chasing up the manufacturer for programming specs and I'll do my own. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ From: Rafael Kazumiti Morizawa Laptop Make and Model: Toshiba T-3400 Portege CPU speed, type, upgradeable to: 486/SL 33 MHzz Disk size, type, upgradeable to: 120 MB, upgradeable to 240 MB (maybe it is possible to upgrade to 340 MB, but I am not sure) RAM size, type, upgradeable to: 4 MB, upgradeable to 20 MB Screen size, type, upgradeable to: 8.5" (I am not exactly sure... sorry), LCD, Monochrome Battery type (lithium-ion,NiMh,NiCd): lithium-ion Max battery life while running linux: The maximum time I got was 5 hours. Weight with battery: 2 kg. PCMCIA number of slot, type: 1 slot, Type II PCMCIA bridge chip (intel, cirrus, databook, etc.): Intel Mouse, Track Ball (location), Pen, IBM thingy, etc.: Accute Point, it's a small button in the middle of the keyboard, between the G, H and B keys. Linux recognizes it as a PS/2 compatible mouse. Its buttons are below the space bar. Docking capability: (?) I don't know if attaching the T3400 to a Port replicator means it has docking capability... Power conservation: BIOS APM. Unfortunately I was not able to put the apmd to work and I also have problems with HD spin-down and battery monitor under Linux. However, the screen blanks, I get the alarms of low batteries, suspend/resume works, etc. Misc neat stuff: I like its size and the Accute Point. Linux Version: 1.1.50 Networking (parallel/portable/pcmcia modules): via PCMCIA modules, card manager by David Hinds version 2.2.2 X386 (color, gray, chipset) monitor specs: color, 640x480, 1024x768 (external), chipset wd9024c ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ From: Felix Bitterli Laptop Make and Model: Highscreen Blue Note (available in some European countries) CPU speed, type, upgradeable to: intel 486DX2/66 (486SX25 to 486DX2/66) Disk size, type, upgradeable to: 240MB, now upgradeble to 420MB RAM size, type, upgradeable to: 8MB, (4,8,20 MB) Screen size, type, upgradeable to: 9.5" 640x480 256 colors, dual-scan color lcd Battery type (lithium-ion,NiMh,NiCd): NiCd Max battery life while running linux: 2 hrs Weight with battery: ~ 3 kg PCMCIA number of slot, type: 2 Type I or II, 1 Type III PCMCIA bridge chip (intel, cirrus, databook, etc.): intel 82365 Mouse, Track Ball (location), Pen, IBM thingy, etc.: trackball, above Docking capability: yes Power conservation: yes Misc neat stuff: handrest below keyboard (above battery pack) Linux Version: 1.0.9 (LST1.8) X386(color,gray,chipset) monitor specs: XFree86 v2.1.1, 256 color, cirrus logic CL-GD6235. Okay on external monitor, ugly bug for dual-scan color display: flickering, duplicated screen from approx x-coords 100 to 250 (e.g. two mouse pointers in this area. !!! HELP !!! Anyone hear of a bugfix for: ???? DUAL-SCAN LCD with CIRRUS LOGIC CL-GD62x5 ???? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ From: wolff@zen.et.tudelft.nl (Rogier Wolff) Laptop Make and Model: Escom Paradigma SX33 CPU speed, type, upgradeable to: 33, 486SX, DX2/66 Disk size, type, upgradeable to: 250, - RAM size, type, upgradeable to: 4, 8 or 20 Mb Screen size, type, upgradeable to: Monochrome, LCD, Super TFT color Battery type (lithium-ion,NiMh,NiCd): NiMh Max battery life while running linux: Timed 2:12 to power warning Weight with battery: 1.6 kg PCMCIA number of slot, type: 2xII or 1x3 PCMCIA bridge chip (intel, cirrus, databook, etc.): ?? Mouse, Track Ball (location), Pen, IBM thingy, etc.: Trackball Docking capability: Yes. Power conservation: Yes. Pause works under Linux Misc neat stuff: integrated soundblaster. I havn't gotten it to work yet. Linux Version: 1.1.50 Networking (parallel/portable/pcmcia modules): PLIP # X386 (color, gray, chipset) monitor specs: Works. 640x480 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ From: William (Woody) LaRue Laptop Make and Model: Sager NP 3600 CPU speed, type, upgradeable to: Pentium 66 MHz (60 MHz also available) Disk size, type, upgradeable to: 340 std upgradeable to 810 RAM size, type, upgradeable to: 8 Meg std upgradeable to 16 or 40 Meg Screen size, type, upgradeable to: 9.5" Dual Scan Color or Active Matrix Battery type (lithium-ion,NiMh,NiCd): NiMh Max battery life while running linux: 1.5 hr Weight with battery: 8.6 lbs PCMCIA number of slot, type: 1 Type III + 1 Type II PCMCIA bridge chip (intel, cirrus, databook, etc.): intel (I think) Mouse, Track Ball (location), Pen, IBM thingy, etc.: Track Ball below space bar Docking capability: Yes, but Sager reports docking station on backorder Power conservation: Misc neat stuff: Price is right - some configs < $3000 Linux Version: 1.1.52 Networking (parallel/portable/pcmcia modules): X386 (color, gray, chipset) monitor specs: Runs XFree 2.1.1 and 3.1 with the VGA-16 server. I had no trouble getting internal 14.4 modem to run linux. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ From: arrigo@dcs.qmw.ac.uk Laptop Make and Model: MacPerson Scriba CPU speed, type, upgradeable to: 66MHz, i486DX2, Amd486DX-99 Disk size, type, upgradeable to: 500MBytes, ATA, 1GByte RAM size, type, upgradeable to: 8MByte, 4M+4M, 20MByte Screen size, type, upgradeable to: 9.5", VGA mono LCD, VGA colour LCD Battery type (lithium-ion,NiMh,NiCd): NiMh Max battery life while running linux: 3.5 - 4hrs Weight with battery: 2.8Kg PCMCIA number of slot, type: 2, III PCMCIA bridge chip (intel, cirrus, databook, etc.): intel? Mouse, Track Ball (location), Pen, IBM thingy, etc.: Logitech integrated trackball (in front of keyboard). Docking capability: propietary to ext. docking station via cable, 2 16bit slots (full length), 1 VL-bus slot, 2 half-size devices Power conservation: APM Misc neat stuff: Soundblaster card on board Linux Version: 1.1.51 Networking (parallel/portable/pcmcia modules): PPP X386 (color, gray, chipset) monitor specs: grey, WD90C24 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ From: ei012@RZ.TU-Ilmenau.DE (Thomas.Steffen) Laptop Make and Model: Highscreen 486 SLC 33 CPU speed, type, upgradeable to: 33 MHz, Cx 486 SLC, no CPU-cache has to be enabled at startup (setup doesn't) I get 5.9 bogomips at boottime and 13 (quite good) afterwards (using the program bogomips), so it is enabled. If you have problems, I recommend setcache.exe (for DOS) and CxPatch030 for linux. Disk size, type, upgradeable to: 170 MB, Caviar Light, 2.5x0.5" RAM size, type, upgradeable to: once 2 MB - upgraded to 8 MB (soldering on the mainboard necessary), mixed, no more Screen size, type, upgradeable to: around 8.5", mono 640x480x16, ? 80x25 has full height, but I use 80x30 (linux*new-vidmodes.patch) Battery type (lithium-ion,NiMh,NiCd): NiCd 2.5 Ah Max battery life while running linux: 2 - 3 hours working Weight with battery: reading 2.9 kg / 5.8 lb PCMCIA number of slot, type: none PCMCIA bridge chip (intel, cirrus, databook, etc.): Mouse, Track Ball (location), Pen, IBM thingy, etc.: none Docking capability: parallel,serial,monitor,keyb., no bus-extender Power conservation: works completely without pachtes (cpu,hd,backlight) new kernels 1.1.* seem to use apm to power down cpu if idle (?) Misc neat stuff: place for a modem to build in Linux Version: Kernel 1.0-1.1.52, 140 MB linux, 30 MB DOS, loadlin1.4 (swap-partion should be installed for higher performance) Networking (parallel/portable/pcmcia module): none X386 (color, gray, chipset) monitor specs: normal VGA with staticgray (slow) the display should have a different refresh rate, but I couldn't figure out, the utilities give quit funny values (Chip CL 6410) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ From: FILIPPO MARIA ZERBI filippo@iaa.es (present address) zerbi@astmim.mi.astro.it (permanent add.) zerbi@pv.infn.it (permanent add.) Laptop Make and Model: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS TRAVELMATE WIN 4000 CPU speed, type, upgradeable to: i486DX2 50 MHz (upgradeable to DX4 ?) Disk size, type, upgradeable to: 200M, ?, ? RAM size, type, upgradeable to: 8M, up to 32M Screen size, type, upgradeable to: Greyscale LCD, external SVGA monitor connection. Battery type (lithium-ion,NiMh,NiCd): NiCd Max battery life while running linux: 1.5 h running XFree86 with average use of cpu and disks Weight with battery: ~2.8 kg. PCMCIA number of slot, type: none PCMCIA bridge chip (intel, cirrus, databook, etc.): none Mouse, Track Ball (location), Pen, IBM thingy, etc.: Ballpoint or microsoft PS2 mouse. Docking capability: yes Power conservation: none under linux Misc neat stuff: Linux Version: 1.0.9 Networking (parallel/portable/pcmcia modules): 1 Parallel, 1 serial, 2400/9600 modem/fax module, expansion bus. Looking for TI Ethernet internal board X386 (color, gray, chipset) monitor specs: XFree86 version 3.1 VGA16 driver for CL GD6420 512k videoRAM chipset. Greyscale LCDc monitor Looking for SVGA driver still not available for this chipset ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ From: h911421b@eds.ecip.nagoya-u.ac.jp (Sakai Hirotaka ) Laptop Make and Model:Epson Direct Endeavor NT-500 CPU speed, type, upgradeable to:DX4-75MHz Disk size, type, upgradeable to:500Mb IDE upgradeable to 500Mb RAM size, type, upgradeable to:20Mb upgradeable to 20Mb Screen size, type, upgradeable to:640x480 Mono STN Battery type (lithium-ion,NiMh,NiCd):NiCd (Optional NiMH) Max battery life while running linux:1 hour Weight with battery:1.9kg PCMCIA number of slot, type:Type III x1 PCMCIA bridge chip (intel, cirrus, databook, etc.):Intel Mouse, Track Ball (location), Pen, IBM thingy, etc.:Trackball (in front of kbd) Docking capability:Yes Power conservation:Yes. Suspend ok, except for clock time. Misc neat stuff:Japanese keyboard Linux Version:1.0.9 Networking (parallel/portable/pcmcia modules):No X386 (color, gray, chipset) monitor specs:chipset WD90C24, server XF86_VGA16. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Laptop Make and Model: Siemens Nixdorf PCD 4 ND CPU speed, type, upgradeable to: 75 MHz, 486 DX4 SL Disk size, type, upgradeable to: 500 MB RAM size, type, upgradeable to: 8 MB, ? , 12,20 MB Screen size, type, upgradeable to: 10.4" 640x480 VGA, DS-STN, TFT Battery type (lithium-ion,NiMh,NiCd): NiMh Max battery life while running linux: 2.5 h (without(!) any power management) Weight with battery: 3.3 kg PCMCIA number of slot, type: 2 type 1 and II or 1 type III PCMCIA bridge chip (intel, cirrus, databook, etc.): Mouse, Track Ball (location), Pen, IBM thingy, etc.: PS/2 Track Ball, apple powerbook style Docking capability: Yes Power conservation: APM Misc neat stuff: Floppy can be exchanged with second battery Linux Version: Linux kernel 1.1.59 (Slackware 2.1.0) Networking (parallel/portable/pcmcia modules): Not tested yet X386 (color, gray, chipset) monitor specs: color, WD 90C24A2, SVGA server ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ From: mcw@doc.ic.ac.uk (Mark Wan) Laptop Make and Model: NEC Versa S/33D CPU speed, type, upgradeable to: 33, i486sx, ?? Disk size, type, upgradeable to: 210Mb, Toshiba 2.5" IDE, ?? RAM size, type, upgradeable to: 8Mb, ??, 12Mb Screen size, type, upgradeable to: 9.5", DualScan, ?? Battery type (lithium-ion,NiMh,NiCd): NiMh Max battery life while running linux: about 1.5 hours Weight with battery: about 5lbs PCMCIA number of slot, type: 2, Version 2.0 Type II PCMCIA bridge chip (intel, cirrus, databook, etc.): cirrus Mouse, Track Ball (location), Pen, IBM thingy, etc.: IBM thingy Docking capability: None Power conservation: APM Misc neat stuff: External floppy (not that neat at all) Auto-sensing AC voltage power supply Linux Version: 1.1.73 Networking (parallel/portable/pcmcia modules): 3C589 PCMCIA thinet X386 (color, gray, chipset) monitor specs: Chipset Cirrus Logic clgd6235 video chipset 512K video DRAM Software XFree86 3.1 On Dualscan LCD panel... XF86_SVGA, 640x480x256, 760x570 virtual. Problem with detected available offscreen video ram and clgd6235 video chipset. Hence, not 800x600 virtual. XF86_VGA16, 640x480x16, 1024x768 virtual. XF86_mono, 640x480x2, 1024x768 virtual ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ From: Scott Ehrlich Laptop Make and Model:Zenith Data Systems Z-Star 433VL CPU speed, type, upgradeable to: 33 Mhz, 486SX (SLC?), not upgradeable Disk size, type, upgradeable to: 200 Meg, IDE, more (via third-party) RAM size, type, upgradeable to: 4 Meg, 2 Meg built-in, 2 Meg module, 6 Max Screen size, type, upgradeable to: Standard b/w backlit VGA Battery type (lithium-ion,NiMh,NiCd): NiMh Max battery life while running linux: Never checked. Always on AC. Weight with battery: No specs. 5 lbs or less (I think) PCMCIA number of slot, type: 1, Type II PCMCIA bridge chip (intel, cirrus, databook, etc.): No clue Mouse, Track Ball (location), Pen, IBM thingy, etc.: Logitech clamp-on PS/2 Docking capability: No Power conservation: Yes Misc neat stuff: Nothing special. Linux Version: Latest from ftp.cdrom.com - Slackware. Networking (parallel/portable/pcmcia modules): Dial-in SLIP and PPP X386 (color, gray, chipset) monitor specs: gray, built-in. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ From: meissner@altertum.uni-halle.d400.de Laptop Make and Model: Vobis ModuleNote CPU speed, type, upgradeable to: 66MHz/i80486DX2,not Disk size, type, upgradeable to: 450MBytes,?,800MBytes RAM size, type, upgradeable to: 8MBytes,DRAM?,20MBytes Screen size, type, upgradeable to: 12"(?),LCD,TFT Battery type (lithium-ion,NiMh,NiCd): NiMh Max battery life while running linux: ca. 2h Weight with battery: 2,4kg PCMCIA number of slot, type: 2,2/3 PCMCIA bridge chip (intel, cirrus, databook, etc.): Cirrus Mouse, Track Ball (location), Pen, IBM thingy, etc.: Track Ball (front) Docking capability: yes Power conservation: yes Misc neat stuff: suspend-to-disk Linux Version: 1.1.62 Networking (parallel/portable/pcmcia modules): none yet X386 (color, gray, chipset) monitor specs: none yet ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ From: woody@mail.csh.rit.edu Laptop Make and Model: ARM TS30A (aka makers of MWM Elite Soundbook) CPU speed, type, upgradeable to: 486DX4-100 Disk size, type, upgradeable to: IDE 500Meg, upto 1Gig? RAM size, type, upgradeable to: 12M, 8M-64M as option. Screen size, type, upgradeable to: 9.5", Dual-scan grey(16), (avail. as color) Battery type (lithium-ion,NiMh,NiCd): NiMh Max battery life while running linux: 2.5 hours without apm patches, 3+ with. Weight with battery: 8.6 pounds (killer-frisbe anyone?) PCMCIA number of slot, type: 2 of type II or 1 of type III PCMCIA bridge chip (intel, cirrus, databook, etc.): Cirrus CL-PD672x Track Ball (location): 2" from bottom, mid 'hand rest', directly below keybd. Docking capability: Has a port in the back, but no clue if it's available. Power conservation: Fully supported. apm-0.3 & pcmcia-cs-2.3.8 work fine. Misc neat stuff: SB w/ speaker, mic, and jacks. LCD-status indicator + floppy Misc Ports: Vga, serial-9pin(com 2/4), printer, ps-2 keybd/mouse, in&out jacks Linux Version: slackware, Kernel 1.1.72, SBmixer has problems, but thats it. Networking (parallel/portable/pcmcia modules): Slip, PreMax14.4 (pcmcia) X386 chipset specs: CT65540 (LCD = 640x480x16), with XF-3.1.1 does 1Kx800x256 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ From: (Mitchum DSouza) Mitch.Dsouza@Dubai.Sun.COM Laptop Make and Model: Chicony NB5 CPU speed, type, upgradeable to: DX2-66, Intel, DX4-100 Disk size, type, upgradeable to: 340MB, unknown, 520MB RAM size, type, upgradeable to: 4MB, unknown, 20MB Screen size, type, upgradeable to: 10.3", Dual Scan color, TFT Color 10.4" Battery type (lithium-ion,NiMh,NiCd): NiMh or NiCd Max battery life while running linux: 1hr without spindown depending on application Weight with battery: 6.3 pounds/2.8kg PCMCIA number of slot, type: 2 of type II or 1 of type III PCMCIA bridge chip (intel, cirrus, databook, etc.): intel Track Ball (location): PS/2 centered trackball Docking capability: Yes Power conservation: Bios APM and disk spin down Misc neat stuff: SoundBlaster Pro builtin card works fine with linux. Ability to replace floppy with extra battery. Misc Ports: Docking, Fast Serial 16550A port, Speaker/Mic ports, Serial, Parallel, external SVGA monitor port, external keyboard/mouse port. Linux Version: 1.1.94 works excellent. Networking (parallel/portable/pcmcia modules): PCMCIA SCSI, Ethernet, Modem works. X386 chipset specs: Chips & Technology works great with XF86-3.1.1 in 640x480x256 (and greater in virtual panning mode) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ From: cls@truffula.sj.ca.us (Cameron Spitzer) Laptop Make and Model: Compat (NOT Compaq!!) TS37, Wang International Trade CPU speed, type, upgradeable to: 486SX25 Disk size, type, upgradeable to: 540 MB RAM size, type, upgradeable to: 12 MB Screen size, type, upgradeable to: greyscale VGA Battery type (lithium-ion,NiMh,NiCd): NiMH Max battery life while running linux: 2 hours Weight with battery: 5 lb, 2Kg PCMCIA number of slot, type: 1 type II PCMCIA bridge chip (intel, cirrus, databook, etc.): Track Ball (location): apple powerbook style Docking capability: none Power conservation: unknown Misc neat stuff: "subnote" size, external floppy uses parallel port connector. WIT let me install and configure Linux before buying, very patient. Misc Ports: serial, keyboard, VGA display, 13.5 V input. Linux Version: Slackware 2.0.1 with kernel 1.1.70 Networking (parallel/portable/pcmcia modules): none yet. X386 chipset specs: unknown Price $2300 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ From: brento@grfn.org (brent ozar) Laptop Make and Model: Sager NP7500 CPU speed, type, upgradeable to: SX 33mhz, upg to dx4/100 Disk size, type, upgradeable to: 340mb, removable IDE, upg to 540mb RAM size, type, upgradeable to: 4mb, slow, upg to 32mb Screen size, type, upgradeable to: 9.3", dual scan color, not upg. Battery type (lithium-ion,NiMh,NiCd):NiMh Max battery life while running linux:2.5 hrs Weight with battery: 6lbs PCMCIA number of slot, type: 2 of type II, 1 of type III PCMCIA bridge chip (intel, cirrus, databook, etc.): cirrus Track Ball (location): apple powerbook style Docking capability: Yes, but my wallet doesn't have that capability Power conservation: Bios cuts mhz, screen, & hd Misc neat stuff: 16 bit sound, use one removable HD for linux, one for Win Misc Ports: Linux Version: 1.1.59 with 320mb Linux, 20mb swap Networking (parallel/portable/pcmcia modules): none yet X386 chipset specs: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ From: Lorenz Redlefsen (lorenz@cj.stu.rpi.edu) Laptop Make and Model: Prostar 9200 (Same as DFI MediaBook) CPU speed, type, upgradeable to: 486 DX4-100, DX4-100 Disk size, type, upgradeable to: 520 Meg IDE (removable), max 520 MB RAM size, type, upgradeable to: 8 Meg, max 36 Meg Screen size, type, upgradeable to: 10.3" Dual Scan, 9.5" Active Matrix Battery type (lithium-ion,NiMh,NiCd): NiMH (2 hot-swappable batteries!) Max battery life while running linux: 3 hours without any power-saving Weight with battery: 6.5 lbs. PCMCIA number of slot, type: 2 of type II or 1 of type III PCMCIA bridge chip: intel (i82365) Track Ball (location): powerbook style, 25mm, PS/2 compatible Docking capability: Yes: 2 32-bit VLB slots, 2 16-bit ISA slots, 1 3.5" HDD Bay, 1 5.25" bay, 2 Serial, 1 Parallel, ext. kbd, ext. monitor, 2 speakers Power conservation: Yes: DIA (whatever that means) Misc neat stuff: SB-compatible sound card with mic. and speakers (linux loves it), hot-swapping batteries CHEAP: $2350 Misc Ports: 1 serial, 1 parallel, ext kbd & monitor, docking station connector Linux Version: 1.1.94, 380 Meg linux, 20 Meg swap, 120 Meg DOS (for DOOM) Networking (parallel/portable/pcmcia modules): 3c589B PCMCIA card (works like a charm!!) X386 chipset specs: CL 6440 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ From: patrice.moreaux@univ-reims.fr (moreaux) Laptop Make and Model: TOSHIBA 2200SX CPU speed, type, upgradeable to:386sx25, 25MHZ Disk size, type, upgradeable to:340 Mo, (upgraded), only 16MO swap + 86Mo linux native, otehr for DOS+WINDOWS (yet!) RAM size, type, upgradeable to:6Mo (upgraded from 2Mo) Screen size, type, upgradeable to:VGA 640x480, 16 level gray, Battery type (lithium-ion,NiMh,NiCd):NiCd Max battery life while running linux:never tested Weight with battery:2-3 Kg ? PCMCIA number of slot, type: 2 of type II or 1 of type III: no PCMCIA PCMCIA bridge chip (intel, cirrus, databook, etc.): no Track Ball (location):PS aux port, logitech trackball or IBM mouse Docking capability:yes, not used Power conservation:YES: screen OK, no resume available !!!!! Misc neat stuff:nothing Misc Ports:nothnig Linux Version:Slackware 2.10 (after 1.20) Networking (parallel/portable/pcmcia modules):no X386 chipset specs:nothing ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ From: "J Quejada Ph.d." Laptop Make and Model: IPC Porta-PC P5E-486/DSTN CPU speed, type: DX4-100 3.3V Disk size, type, upgradeable to: 340MB upgradeable to 510MB RAM size, type, upgradeable to: 8/16/20/32MB (I had 16 MB) Screen size, type: 9.5" DSTN (passive) color or TFT (active) color Max battery life while running linux: 3 hours (have not run it down, though) Weight with battery: 2.9 kg with harddisk and nickel metal hydride battery PCMCIA number of slot, type, bridge chip: 1 Type III or 2 Type II cards Mouse, Track Ball (location), ..etc.: Built-in 16-mm trackball at front center Docking capability: 110-pin port for optional docking station (not tried!) Power conservation: YES. Power Management System for Doze Mode, Suspend Mode (LCD screen backlight shuts down, the HDD enters sleep mode and the system stops the CPU clock to 0 Mhz!), LCD Cover switch (closing LCD cover shuts down notebook backlight), HDD auto spin down... All work fine with Linux, but somehow BogoMips figure falls below 50.08 when Power Management System features are enabled. Misc neat stuff: built-in 16-bit stereo audio card, 15-pin port for optional VGA monitor (capable of displaying LCD display and external CRT (1024x768x256) simultaneously) optional fax/modem (16550a uart) --actually tried this and works great!, built-in microphone and speakers, audio ports: 1 stereo line-in jack, 1 stereo line-out jack, one mono mic-in jack. Parallel port ethernet adaptor card works great (DE-600)! Physical Dimensions: 282x218x51mm Linux version: Linux v1.2.1 (started with kernel 1.1.59 then 1.1.75) 100MB linux partition, 16MB swap, 240MB DOS partition. XFree86 3.0 installed (with some difficulties associated with WD90C24 video chip) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ From: John R MacLeod Laptop Make and Model: Epson 700, very cheap offbrand, now discontinued. CPU speed, type, upgradeable to:Cyrix DX33 with Cyrix 387+ floating point Disk size, type, upgradeable to: 250M (or any with extra-small height) RAM size, type, upgradeable to:4M, max 20M Screen size, type, upgradeable to: 8.5 inch? Nice active color. Battery type (lithium-ion,NiMh,NiCd):NiMh Max battery life while running linux:2.5 hrs? Weight with battery: 4.9lbs ? Almost a subnote, nice big keyboard. PCMCIA number of slot, type: 1 type II PCMCIA bridge chip (intel, cirrus, databook, etc.): cirrus Track Ball (location): front middle, ps2 busmouse with oddball "0x08" protocol Docking capability: no. Power conservation: hotkey menus, and works from Linux too Misc neat stuff: Slide-out disk. Selectable display. Have custom Xserver too. Misc Ports:external vga, serial, parallel,kbd; internal 2400bps modem Linux Version: 1.1.96 Networking (parallel/portable/pcmcia modules): linksys cheap ne2000 combo card X386 chipset specs: clgd6215 witn 512K ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ From: Ulfar Erlingsson, ulfar@cs.rpi.edu Laptop Make and Model: AMS SoundPro (bought April 1995) CPU speed, type, upgradeable to: Intel DX2-50, upgr. to DX4-75 Mhz (I think) Disk size, type, upgradeable to: 340 MB, internal (I think Western Digital). RAM size, type, upgradeable to: 16 MB, proprietary, upgr. to 32 MB. Screen size, type, upgradeable to: 9.5" DSTN, not upgradable (I think). Battery type (lithium-ion,NiMh,NiCd): NiMh. Max battery life while running linux: 3 hours. Weight with battery: 6.3 lbs, 3 kg. PCMCIA number of slot, type: 2 of type II or 1 of type III PCMCIA bridge chip (intel, cirrus, databook, etc.): intel Track Ball (location): 16mm, front middle, shows up as a PS/2 style mouse. Docking capability: Yes. Power conservation: Yes. Misc neat stuff: Soundblaster compatible single chip 16-bit sound, ESS. Intel 14.4kb PCMCIA fax/modem. Misc Ports: kbd, 2 high-speed serial, PP, Ext-VGA, line-in/out stereo sound. Linux Version: Kernel 1.2.3, Slackware dist. March 1995. Networking (parallel/portable/pcmcia modules): CSLIP over the modem. X386 chipset specs: OK. This is for XF86_SVGA and was hell to get to work. # NOTE: This doesn't always work on the first try, I open the BIOS setup and # exit to get it to sync properly and DoTheRightThing(tm). # Bandwidth 25.2 # I comment this out and don't use it. HorizSync 35.4 VertRefresh 67.43 Modeline "640x480" 28.322 640 664 760 800 480 491 493 525 Section "Device" Identifier "WD90c24 A2" VendorName "Western Digital" BoardName "90c24a2" #VideoRam 1024 Chipset "wd90c31" Clocks 25.10 28.32 64.78 35.88 25.10 28.23 64.85 36.02 Clocks 25.09 28.23 64.78 35.88 25.10 28.32 65.72 35.88 Clocks 44.17 EndSection ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ From: Axel Boldt Laptop Make and Model: Canon Innova Subnotebook #10 CPU speed, type, upgradeable to: 486 SX 33 Disk size, type, upgradeable to: 260 MB, removable RAM size, type, upgradeable to: 4 MB, upgradable to 8 or 20. Screen size, type, upgradeable to: 640x480 Mono (64 greyscales) Battery type (lithium-ion,NiMh,NiCd): NiCd Max battery life while running linux: 1h 30min. Weight with battery: 4lbs PCMCIA number of slot, type: 1 of type II PCMCIA bridge chip (intel, cirrus, databook, etc.): Track Ball (location): at the front, on the right hand side. Docking capability: Power conservation: doesn't work under Linux Misc neat stuff: Misc Ports: Linux Version: 1.2.1 Networking (parallel/portable/pcmcia modules): X386 chipset specs: generic chipset, clocks 28.40 28.32 28.30 0.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ From: walter.zimmer@student.uni-ulm.de Laptop Make and Model: Toshiba Satellite T2100 CPU speed, type, upgradeable to: Intel 486 DX2/50 (SL) nonupgradeable Disk size, type, upgradeable to: 249MB Toshiba MK1724FCV (4 screws and a cover) RAM size, type, upgradeable to: 4MB T2100 proprietary, 28MB Floppy drive: 1.44MB, 8272A Screen size, type, upgradeable to: 9.5" Mono Battery type (lithium-ion,NiMh,NiCd): NiMh Max battery life while running linux: over 3 hrs. (right now :-) Weight with battery: 6.6lbs (spec) PCMCIA number of slot, type: 2 of type II or 1 of type III PCMCIA bridge chip (intel, cirrus, databook, etc.): Intel 82365sl rev 3 Track Ball (location): Accupoint (/dev/psaux, type PS/2) Docking capability: port replicator Power conservation: screenblank, CPU speed, disk spindown Misc neat stuff: built-in AC adaptor 115V-240V, ECP parallel, 16550A serial Misc Ports: parallel, AC, port replicator, monitor, serial Linux Version: Linux 1.2.1, 35MB /, 14MB swap, 100MB /usr, 100MB /home Networking (parallel/portable/pcmcia modules): X386 chipset specs: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ From: Jim Thompson Laptop Make and Model: Tadpole P1000 CPU speed, type, upgradeable to: Pentium 100 MHz Disk size, type, upgradeable to: 340 std upgradeable to 810 RAM size, type, upgradeable to: 8 Meg std upgradeable to 128 Meg Screen size, type, upgradeable to: 640x480 10.4" Active Matrix TFT Battery type (lithium-ion,NiMh,NiCd): NiMh Max battery life while running linux: 1.5 hr Weight with battery: 7.0 lbs PCMCIA number of slot, type: 1 Type III or 2 Type I/II PCMCIA bridge chip (intel, cirrus, databook, etc.): Cirrus (on PCI!) Mouse, Track Ball (location), Pen, IBM thingy, etc.: Trackpoint II/w 3 buttos Docking capability: Yes Power conservation: APM 1.1 Misc neat stuff: Fastest notebook you'll find! 100Mhz Pentium, PCI bus, (33Mhz), fast NCR SCSI, CS4231 CD-quality audio, removable hard disks, three-button mouse, 1MB VRAM, ... Linux Version: At the moment, 1.2.8, the latest available. Seems fine. Networking (parallel/portable/pcmcia modules): PLIP, PCMCIA X386 (color, gray, chipset) monitor specs: color, WD 90C24A2, SVGA server ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ From: jc@marben.es Laptop Make and Model: SDK 4000 III Extended version (From Taiwan). CPU speed, type, upgradeable to: 66Mhz, 486DX2, 486DX4 at 100Mhz Disk size, type, upgradeable to: 530MB, 2.5" IDE (a Toshiba), 810MB (I think) RAM size, type, upgradeable to: 16MB, ?, 32MB Floppy drive: 3.5" 1.44MB Screen size, type, upgradeable to: 10" 640x480x256, SVGA Dual Scan, TFT (I wish I could afford one!) Battery type (lithium-ion, NiMh, NiCd): NiMh Max battery life while running Linux: Little more than 2 hours Weight with battery: About 3kg (little more than 6lb) PCMCIA number of slot, type: 1, III PCMCIA bridge chip (intel, cirrus, databook, etc.): databook (I think) Track Ball (location): It's actually a track point, located at the space bar. Takes some time getting used to. Buttons just below space bar, near the edge. Docking capability: Yes (not tried yet though) Power conservation: Screen blank, hard disk spin down (not sure if it works with Linux). It has a standby button that seems to be pretty useless. Misc stuff: It's completely modular. One can remove hard disk, floppy drive, battery, keyboard, and screen easily. Replacing the CPU is also easy as pie, just as would be adding more memory. By removing the floppy drive one can have an extra battery. It also comes with a SB Pro compatible soundcard, which works from Linux but must be initialized from DOS. I am running quite a lot of CPU- and memory-intensive jobs (mostly computer algebra, Lisp stuff, and cryptography-related stuff) and I am amazed (and proud) at the performance this gadget attains. Its 33.58 bogomips are most impressive. Misc ports: Expansion box connector, CD port, sound in/out ports, external micro, external mouse, keyboard and monitor connectors. Linux Version: Slackware from Dec '94, kernel version 1.1.71; 450MB Linux, 77MB DOS, 13MB swap space shared by Linux and DOS. Networking (parallel/portable/pcmcia modules): I tried to use one of those nameless parallel port adapters, and it works from DOS, but not from Linux (maybe it will with the newer kernels?) It is supposed to have a networking pcmcia module, but I haven`t bought it. X386 chipset specs: C&T 65540, 1MB video RAM. Works great with the XFree86 3.1.1 SVGA server. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ From: prefect@sidehack.gweep.net Laptop Make and Model: Toshiba 2200SX CPU speed, type, upgradeable to: i386SX/20 (387/20 mathco upgrade option) Disk size, type, upgradeable to: 80M, probably can fit up to 340M+ RAM size, type, upgradeable to: 6M, 2 onboard + 4M via Kingston RAM card Screen size, type, upgradeable to: VGA 640x480 16 gray Battery type (lithium-ion,NiMh,NiCd): NiMh Max battery life while running linux: approx 2-3hrs, depending on app Weight with battery: 6-8lbs? PCMCIA number of slot, type: no PCMCIA PCMCIA bridge chip (intel, cirrus, databook, etc.): nope Track Ball (location): separate - has PS/2 mouse port Docking capability: Yes, but I don't own a dock Power conservation: Nothing yet - I might write some Misc neat stuff: Available used for cheap, fairly small for being 4+ yr old Misc Ports: VGA, bidirectional parallel, serial (16450) Linux Version: 1.2.7 Networking (parallel/portable/pcmcia modules): going to try DE600/DE620 X386 chipset specs: None. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ From: fmueri@vaw.ethz.ch Laptop Make and Model: TARGA notebook (sold in Germany) CPU speed, type, upgradeable to: Intel 486DX2-66 Disk size, type, upgradeable to: 340 MByte IDE, slow, noisy, formatted 322 MB. RAM size, type, upgradeable to: 4+8 MByte Screen size, type, upgradeable to: 10" DSTN, 640x480 dots, 256 colors. Battery type (lithium-ion,NiMh,NiCd): NiMh Max battery life while running linux: 2-3 h Weight with battery: n/a PCMCIA number of slot, type: 2 of type II or 1 of type III PCMCIA bridge chip (intel, cirrus, databook, etc.): bad databook gives no info Track Ball (location): below keys, miniature version, bad mousebuttons Docking capability: yes, but expensive Power conservation: APM-BIOS version 1.0, but crippled: \ normal suspend: power consumption still 1/20, no notification to the system. \ disk suspend: slow, clock gets corrupted, system time speed reduced to 1/5, \ (games do no more work...), sometimes computer gets blocked (-> data lost...) Misc neat stuff: 8bit soundcard not supported (not so neat...) Misc Ports: Linux Version: slackware 2.1, 210 MB Linux, 100 MB DOS, 12 MB swap Networking (parallel/portable/pcmcia modules): X386 chipset specs: C&T 65540, XF86_SVGA works fine (thanks to the authors!!!) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ From: Alain FAUCONNET Laptop Make and Model: Texas Instruments Travelmate 4000M CPU speed, type, upgradeable to: DX4, 100Mhz, no known upgrade Disk size, type, upgradeable to: 520Mb RAM size, type, upgradeable to: 4Mb, upgradable to 20Mb (my config) Screen size, type, upgradeable to: 9"1/2 TFT Battery type (lithium-ion,NiMh,NiCd): NiMH Max battery life while running linux: at full speed (100Mhz), 1 hour or so only Weight with battery: 2.9 Kg PCMCIA number of slot, type: 2 of type II or 1 of type III PCMCIA bridge chip (intel, cirrus, databook, etc.): Cirrus (works fine with Linux PCMCIA drivers) Track Ball (location): trackpoint a la Thinkpad below keyboard Docking capability: yes Power conservation: yes, supposed to be APM compliant. I didn't try to use the Linux patches for that yet. Misc neat stuff: mouse buttons conveniently placed for XFree86 3-button emulation (can press both with one finger) Built-in Jazz16 SB Pro compatible sound card *Nearly* works with VoxWare 3.0beta (still some weird problems) Misc Ports: SCSI-2 : AHA1510 adapter, slow but usable, OK with Linux needs an aha152x= option at boot time though (no BIOS) Linux Version: 1.2.7 Networking (parallel/portable/pcmcia modules): I use a 3C589B adapter X386 chipset specs: Cirrus 6440, supported by XFree86 3.1.1. Works fine. I didn't try in on an external display though. Only LCD. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ From: paul.henninger@supersolution.com (Paul Henninger) Laptop Make and Model: Dell Latitude XP 4100cx CPU speed, type, upgradeable to: 100MHz, Intel DX4/100 Disk size, type, upgradeable to: 500Mb IDE (removable) RAM size, type, upgradeable to: 16Mb, DIMMs, 36Mb maximum Screen size, type, upgradeable to: 9.45" active-matrix color (TFT) Battery type (lithium-ion,NiMh,NiCd): Lithium ion, with NiCad reserve Max battery life while running linux: 3 hours (w/o using power management) Weight with battery: 2.79kg (6.17 lbs) PCMCIA number of slot, type: 2 type I or II 5-V cards, or 1 type III 5-V card. PCMCIA bridge chip (intel, cirrus, databook, etc.): Intel i82365 Track Ball (location): Center, below space bar. PS/2 protocol (/dev/psaux). Docking capability: Advanced Port Replicator: provides serial, parallel, PS/2 kbd, PS/2 mouse, VGA, SCSI-2, and 10Base-T Ethernet ports.Power conservation: Yes: disk, display, cpu, suspend mode. Highly configurable.Misc neat stuff: Great power management, external kbd & mouse w/o dock station.Misc Ports: 16550-compatible serial, parallel, VGA, PS/2, IDE, and docking ports.Linux Version: Slackware 2.2.0, upgraded to 1.2.8 kernelNetworking (parallel/portable/pcmcia modules): PCMCIA Ethernet and PCMCIA modem (using SLIP) tested and working. X386 chipset specs: WD 90C24A2, hw-accel local bus VGA, 1 MB video RAM, 640X480, XF86_SVGA ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ From: j.shaw@citr.uq.oz.au Laptop Make and Model: Olivetti Philos 33 CPU speed, type, upgradeable to: 386 SX 20MHz (3V) Disk size, type, upgradeable to: 80Mb removable, 120 Removable RAM size, type, upgradeable to: 4Mb - up to 32Mb Screen size, type: 10", TFT backlit color matrix (640x480x256) Max battery life while running linux: 8 hours (running in ultra low mode) Weight with battery: About 3 kg (with power adapter). PCMCIA number of slot, type, bridge chip: 1, rel 2.0, type III Mouse, Track Ball (location), ..etc.: popout (right side) trackball (PS/2) Docking capability: yes... haven't tried it though Power conservation: yes... heaps of options - ROM based program for doing things like saving memory to HDD when power is low, auto freeze and/or sleep mode, spin down, switch off backlight, processor speed (all the way down to 5MHz for ultra long life - but it takes forever to do anything :) Misc neat stuff: built in mic and loudspeaker (with volume), runs XSVGA (tinyx) suprisingly well after it has been optimised within an inch of its life (free reports 1.5M free :) Linux version: Linux v1.1.57 (originally) - 35Mb linux, 6Mb swap, 40 dos/data storage. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ From: fastcart@mit.edu Laptop Make and Model: IBM ThinkPad 755C. CPU speed, type, upgradeable to: DX4 75Mhz, Intel, 755CE can be 100Mhz. Disk size, type, upgradeable to: 540 & 810MB, removable, max 810MB. RAM size, type, upgradeable to: 20MB, Apricorn, 36MB. Screen size, type, upgradeable to: 640x480, 10.4", Active color matrix. Battery type (lithium-ion,NiMh,NiCd): NiMH. Max battery life while running linux: 3+ hours on fully charged battery. Weight with battery: listed as 6lbs. PCMCIA number of slot, type: 2 of type II or 1 of type III. PCMCIA bridge chip (intel, cirrus, databook, etc.): Intel. Track Ball (location): Trackpoint II (the button), centered. Docking capability: I use the Dock Station II, but a smaller Dock Station I is available. Power conservation: Apm stuff, automatic disk spin down. I can cut power off to the serial port and diskette drive. Includes standy-by, suspend, and hibernation modes that can be either user or timer activated. Can be set to come out of a mode at a certian time. Misc neat stuff: 16-bit sound w/ volume control, internal microphone, head-phone jack, microphone jack. Removeable hard drive, battery, and floppy diskette drive. Dock Station II has head-phone jack, stereo input/output jacks, external stereo speakers as loud as a typical boom-box with volume control, two ISA bays for cd-rom and tape drives, two slots for ethernet or modem cards, 2 of type II or 1 of type III PCMCIA slot, and port replication. Misc Ports: 1 serial, 1 parallel, ext. keyboard, monitor, mouse connectors; and docking connector. Linux Version: 258MB 1.2.5 Linux, 12MB swap, 550MB DOS. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ From: heller@ATCDSP.bwi.wec.com (Paul Heller) Subject: LINUX LAPTOP SURVEY To: mef@cs.washington.edu Date: Tue, 9 May 1995 09:25:46 +0000 (WET) Cc: heller@ATCDSP.bwi.wec.com (Paul Heller) X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.4 PL21] Content-Type: text Content-Length: 1562 Marc E. Fiuczynski > Below is an informal survey that I've taken a while back. If you have > a laptop and are not in the survey please send me email with > subject: LINUX LAPTOP SURVEY > to mef@cs.washington.edu Laptop Make and Model: AMS NOTEBOOK; Model PN325 CPU speed, type, upgradeable to: 66, 486DX, any 486 Disk size, type, upgradeable to: 340MB, Western Digital, 2 1/2", upto 720 RAM size, type, upgradeable to: 8 MB, proprietary, 32 MB Screen size, type, upgradeable to: 9 1/2", Dual Scan, to Active Matrix Battery type (lithium-ion,NiMh,NiCd): Both NiCd and NiMh Max battery life while running linux: 2 hrs Weight with battery: 7 1/2 lbs. PCMCIA number of slot, type: 2 PCMCIA type II or 1 type III PCMCIA bridge chip (intel, cirrus, databook, etc.): unknown (how do you tell?) Mouse, Track Ball (location), Pen, IBM thingy, etc.: trackball, center below keyboard Docking capability: to ISA with 2 ISA slots (didn't buy). Power conservation: built in power/drive/screen management Misc neat stuff: VESA local bus for graphics, 2 serial ports Linux Version: .9914 (later versions like to ignore keyboard input "waking" up the screen). Networking (parallel/portable/pcmcia modules): none yet X386 (color, gray, chipset) monitor specs: color, Western Digital '021 chipset supports 600x480 on LCD; 1280 x 1024 on external monitor Miscellaneous: Would really like to know if anyone has suggested supporting the Trantor/Adaptec parallel interface SCSI adaptor. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------