Subject: Re: considering purchacing mobilepro 880 for NetBSD use
To: None <port-hpcmips@netbsd.org>
From: Jun Ebihara <jun@soum.co.jp>
List: port-hpcmips
Date: 08/18/2000 15:20:09
From: Scott Walters <phaedrus@linux732.dn.net>
Subject: considering purchacing mobilepro 880 for NetBSD use
Date: Thu, 17 Aug 2000 11:00:49 -0400 (EDT)
> How is the XServer coming along? Can I run reasonably complex apps
> under it (mMosaic, gimp, etc)?
check NetBSD package collection.
ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/packages/1.5_ALPHA/hpcmips/
or tell your favorite program to this mailinglist.
> Has anyone tried to build Perl on it?
works well.
> I've already read that PCMCIA cards work great, so I won't even ask ;)
> (Hope to use modem, ne200, scsi).
Modem
almost works well
NE2000
almost works well
SCSI
Adaptec Slim SCSI recommended.
> Does audio work (exa, mp3 listening)?
not yet.
> Suspend would be nice but isn't strictly required. Has this been
> added yet?
experimental ports added.
> USB supported?
some sharp machine support USB.
cf. Telios series (Japanese Model).can use USB mouse with X.
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jun ebihara