The challenge is there, if you venture out of in-kernel drivers and supported install scenarios. Yesterday I spent three hours trying to get Linux set up on my new HP Pavilion dm1z -
hp pavilion! ha, when w95 osr2 came out we blew the new pavilions away(at my work) and put turbolinux 2.0 on em...and laughed with glee!
i had one of those..until my EX-wife put moved it to the shed and it got rusted case...it had 1979 stamped on the chip till the end...i miss that old machine.
i must be old....redhat 5 was the 1st time i put a linux sticker on my red car.
my favorite distro back then was turbolinux 2.0..it was a breath of fresh air before rh5...and it was yellow...
-old fart
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The challenge is there, if you venture out of in-kernel drivers and supported install scenarios. Yesterday I spent three hours trying to get Linux set up on my new HP Pavilion dm1z -
hp pavilion! ha, when w95 osr2 came out we blew the new pavilions away(at my work) and put turbolinux 2.0 on em ...and laughed with glee!
i had one of those..until my EX-wife put moved it to the shed and it got rusted case...it had 1979 stamped on the chip till the end...i miss that old machine.
ahhh..the days of 128 meg swap partitions feeling gigantic...
i must be old....redhat 5 was the 1st time i put a linux sticker on my red car. my favorite distro back then was turbolinux 2.0..it was a breath of fresh air before rh5...and it was yellow... -old fart