[Gllug] Old Laptop wanted

Victor Churchill vchurchill at softwareshack.eu
Fri Aug 20 12:40:33 UTC 2010


> I have a need for an old laptop.
> Requirements:
> It will running a remote X session so CPU power is not too much of an issue.
> It should be able to netboot and boot from a usb stick.
> It should have a serial port. (serial port via USB is not an option)
>
> So, if anyone has an old Laptop they are not using, I would appreciate it.

I suspect most old laptops won't boot from USB - especially if they
have a serial port. I know I have an old 128 MB Tosh in a box upstairs
underneath a pile of other boxes (can't even recall the model - it has
RH7 on it which dates it) and I am pretty sure it won't boot from USB.
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