[haiku-development] Haiku Laptops?
- From: Michael Crawford <mdcrawford@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: haiku-development@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 29 Nov 2009 01:49:04 -0800
Can anyone recommend a laptop that would work well with the current
state of Haiku? Extra credit if I don't have to pay the Microsoft
Tax.
I'm looking for a laptop specifically to use in cafes, mainly for
email and web browsing, but also for writing web pages. I don't plan
to use it for much software development.
I would get a netbook, but their tiny screens wouldn't jive with my
essay writing. I want at least a 15" screen.
What would be ideal is a Linux laptop that came with entirely Open
Source drivers, for hardware that is all fully and publicly
documented. If Haiku was missing some of the necessary drivers for
such a model, it would be a good opportunity to develop them.
So if I can't get what I want right away, perhaps I can get what I
want by developing the necessary drivers.
Most often WiFi chipsets are the problem - the datasheets for many of
them are available only under NDA.
I would say that when Haiku is stable enough to pass The Mom Test,
there would be a good business opportunity in producing such laptops
commercially.
(I've been running the nightly builds for several weeks now, and have
to say that Haiku is pretty darn close to passing The Mom Test right
now!)
Mom
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Michael David Crawford
mdcrawford at gmail dot com
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