[ale] Dell offers Ubuntu 8.04 on new hardware

[Scott Castaline]

Geoffrey wrote:
> Scott Castaline wrote:
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>> Geoffrey wrote:
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>>> Dow_Hurst wrote:
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>>>> I'm thinking about a new laptop so looked first at the Dell Ubuntu
>>>> line.  Just a heads up that the M1330 is the only laptop at the
>>>> moment with Nvidia graphics available.  The 1525 doesn't have that as
>>>> an option.  That can change overnight as they add or mix models in
>>>> the program. Dow
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>>> I have been extremely pleased with my new MacBook Pro. ;)
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>   
>> Which one do you have? Have you installed Linux on it? Which distro? 
>> Dual boot? Go ahead and answer any other questions that I forgot to ask! 
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> MacBook Pro 17". Currently a tri-boot, Red Hat EL 5 and Fedora 8 
> alongside MacOS X. Here are the specs:
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> http://support.apple.com/kb/SP4
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> There are a number of kernel patches specific to the MacBook that I've 
> not had the time to pursue, that brings alive a lot of the neat 
> functionality of the hardware.
>
>   
Nice to know, thanks for the link, looks interesting. Good luck with 
your new toy. :-)