[dorkbotpdx-blabber] Re: Buying a laptop

[mark gross]

On Wed, Aug 13, 2008 at 04:23:19PM -0700, Cameron Adamez wrote:
> 
> > What is the primary use? Are you the type of Mac user that likes to pull
> > up
> > a terminal window and poke at things or do you just want the standard
> > application and are happy?
> 
> Well, I have two modes for myself - work mode and etc mode. My previous
> laptop (an iBook G3 that went horribly awry after the backlight died) was
> used for web dev projects, so I used Coda and terminal windows. In fact,
> Coda works really well on a G3 because I constantly harassed Tim at Panic
> Inc about the bugs and he ironed them out for me :) So while most of the
> time I'm poking at things in the terminal, I also like to be lazy
> occasionally and watch Doctor Who. The only Mac program I really need is
> Photoshop, and I guess I could use Gimp... :/
> A side note - I'm really used to the Mac's IME, Kotoeri, so while I was
> contemplating having the laptop run Debian (which I've used before),
> Gentoo, or FreeBSD, I would need to figure out how you use their IME.
> 
> I wonder what else my Intel "discount" is good for...

I've only been able to get deals on boxed processors and MoBo's.  I've
not figured out how to use it to get a laptop yet.

--mgross

> 
> 
> > I will loan you my g3 if you are just needing something now.
> 
> Actually, if any of you don't mind parting with your laptop for an hour or
> so at the next Dorkbot meeting, that would help. I need to update my site
> and the library computers don't run SSH. (Job-hunting time.)
> 
> Camo
> 
> _______________________________________________
> dorkbotpdx-blabber mailing list
> dorkbotpdx-blabber at dorkbot.org
> http://music.columbia.edu/mailman/listinfo/dorkbotpdx-blabber
-------------- next part --------------
A non-text attachment was scrubbed...
Name: not available
Type: application/pgp-signature
Size: 189 bytes
Desc: Digital signature
Url : http://music.columbia.edu/pipermail/dorkbotpdx-blabber/attachments/20080813/7b0fbc64/attachment.bin