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GPL on a laptop?

2 posts by 2 people · 23 Jun 2001 14:11 UTC - 01 Jul 2001 11:15 UTC

Roger Middleton 23 Jun 2001 14:11 UTC#177208
Does anyone have any experience of running GPL on a laptop? I'm about to take delivery of a Sony Vaio FX203 (PIII/800, 256MB RAM). The video card doesn't have its own native memory, but up to 11MB of system RAM can be allocated to the card (an integrated Intel job, but apparently with some form of 3D graphics acceleration). I do realise that the video card situation is far from ideal, but wonder whether, in combination with a fair amount of system grunt, it might be sufficient to run GPL to some reasonable standard? I know the GeForce2Go mobile card would have been the ideal way to go, but in the end other considerations had to win out. I've got a monitor and keyboard to plug in when I'm at home, and am contemplating buying the USB Thrustmaster Force Feedback wheel to replace my slightly knackered old QuickShot joystick. Any advice gratefully received.
Hi Roger, I too just took my first steps with GPL on a notebook. Have a ATI 16 MB 3D videocard (have no idea, whether the '3D' has any right to be stated there) in a P3 850. Tried first in <none> 3D acceleration. Was quite jerky and limited to 640 x 480. Then I tried the D3D patch and it works like a charme. Got my Logi installed too, after installing the Microsoft Gameport thingie first. JensSchumi BTW: The Geforce mobile was also available for a lousy $5 surcharge, but I didn't order (oversaw this) <grrrr> On Sat, 23 Jun 2001 15:11:18 +0100, "Roger Middleton" <[email hidden]> wrote:
Quoted text (20 lines)>Does anyone have any experience of running GPL on a laptop? > >I'm about to take delivery of a Sony Vaio FX203 (PIII/800, 256MB RAM). The >video card doesn't have its own native memory, but up to 11MB of system RAM >can be allocated to the card (an integrated Intel job, but apparently with >some form of 3D graphics acceleration). > >I do realise that the video card situation is far from ideal, but wonder >whether, in combination with a fair amount of system grunt, it might be >sufficient to run GPL to some reasonable standard? > >I know the GeForce2Go mobile card would have been the ideal way to go, but >in the end other considerations had to win out. > >I've got a monitor and keyboard to plug in when I'm at home, and am >contemplating buying the USB Thrustmaster Force Feedback wheel to replace my >slightly knackered old QuickShot joystick. > >Any advice gratefully received. >
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