[wellylug] [Fwd: Re: Problems with installing Mandrake/ Upcoming Monday WellyLUG meeting]

Colin Klenner colink at clear.net.nz
Wed Jul 28 21:42:09 NZST 2004


Barry requests some support in his quest to get a Laptop with Linux.
Would someone please contact him or else make recommendation on this
list  or off for him to follow up.

Thanks
Colin
-----Forwarded Message-----
> From: Barry Kirkland <starlancer405 at hotmail.com>
> To: colink at clear.net.nz
> Subject: Re: Problems with installing Mandrake/ Upcoming Monday WellyLUG meeting
> Date: Tue, 27 Jul 2004 20:19:22 +1200
> 
> Hi Colin,
> 
> I waited a few days for a reply from Daniel at Centurion Computers but 
> nothing has come from him.
> 
> Please could you recommend other outlets that sell laptops with Linux, or 
> laptops which they can put Linux on?
> 
> Regards,
> Barry.
> 
> 
> >From: Colin Klenner <colink at clear.net.nz>
> >Reply-To: colink at clear.net.nz
> >To: Barry Kirkland <starlancer405 at hotmail.com>
> >Subject: Re: Problems with installing Mandrake/ Upcoming Monday 
> >WellyLUG	meeting
> >Date: Wed, 14 Jul 2004 20:53:46 +1200
> >
> >Hi Barry,
> >If you are serious about a laptop then I recommend you contact Daniel
> >Reurich
> >daniel at centurion.net.nz
> >Daniel is Centurion Computer Technologies Ltd and can source and build a
> >Linux laptop for you at reasonable prices. He will build it according to
> >what you want. I use and recommend Mandrake as one of the most
> >user-friendly distro's of Linux, but there is a wide choice available.
> >
> >I still think your current machine has the potential to do what you
> >want, but agree that to upgrade it may present some cost initially - a
> >new CDROM and hard disk are still several hundred dollars.
> >
> >Regards
> >Colin
> 
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