Re: OpenBSD usefulness as laptop workstation

[Pedro la Peu <pedro_(_at_)_ironchicken_(_dot_)_am-gen_(_dot_)_org>]

> Been running OpenBSD exclusively on Toshiba laptops for almost two years
> now... only main issues I've ever had were related to the video card
> under X (which would happen under almost any UNIX-like OS) and the
> software modems...

Wrt Toshiba specifically...

My faithful Tosh laptop died, and Toshiba kindly sent me a super-sexy
new model as replacement (5100 series). Problem is, this is a 'legacy
free' unit, and ACPI support is required to get to things a traditional
BIOS would normally provide.

This means (on OpenBSD and Net/Free) no APM, and no way to get the
Topic-100 cardbus/pcmcia to work. The latter is a show stopper for me.

If your Tosh is more than a few months old this likely won't affect you.
But if you are looking to buy a new machine, bear this in mind.

-p