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On Thu, 14 Feb 2008 17:14:58 +0000 |
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Mike Williams wrote: |
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> Hey all, |
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> I need a laptop. But the requirements are slightly odd. |
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> This is for a machine to stay in our colo cage for use as a barcode |
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> scanner, serial interface, basic GUI, and ssh server management |
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> console, etc. It needs to have USB for an eToken, PS2 for a barcode |
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> scanner, serial to manage PDUs KVM etc, on-board ethernet, and not be |
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> flimsy, big, or expensive. |
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> Obviously we can easily get a USB to serial adapter, meaning we'd |
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> need at least 2 USB ports, but a PS2 keyboard port seems a rarity |
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> now-a-days. |
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> Battery life isn't really important. Doesn't need to be a properly |
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> ruggadized, just sturdy. 15" or so screen, with a decent resolution |
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> to fit webpages and OO documents etc, 17" is too big. 512-1G of ram, |
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> so-so CPU (this P4M 1.8 I'm using is way more than powerful enough). |
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> Can anyone recommend a laptop that does all these things, runs Linux |
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> happily (Gentoo of course), and isn't a Thinkpad (I was forced to use |
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> one a few years ago, and hated it). |
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Have you thought about a PS/2 to USB adapter? I'm presently using a |
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PS/2 keyboard _and_ a PS/2 mouse connected to a single USB port (with a |
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"Y" adapter -- dual PS/2 inputs and USB output). |
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Also a USB hub might work to connect multiple USB devices to a single |
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port. |
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HTH, |
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David |
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