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Re: [CM] OpenBSD and the modern laptop

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On Sun, 03 Jun 2018 10:35:12 -0400, RS Wood belched forth:


> Did you think that OpenBSD[1] is suitable only for firewalls and
> high-security servers? Think again. Here are my steps to transform a
> modern mid to high range laptop into a useful Unix workstation with
> OpenBSD.
> 
> One thing that never ceases to amaze me is that whenever I'm out and
> about with my primary laptop at conferences and elsewhere geeks gather,
> a significant subset of the people I meet have a hard time believing
> that my laptop runs OpenBSD[1], and that it's the only system installed.

While not a modern laptop, I installed OpenBSD on my Presario 2100 last 
weekend.  It took a little bit of research to get it up and going the way 
I like, but I have it running quite well.

When I upgrade to a 64-bit laptop later this year, I'll be running OpenBSD 
on it.

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[CM] OpenBSD and the modern laptop RS Wood  <rsw@therandymon.com> - 2018-06-03 10:35 -0400
  Re: [CM] OpenBSD and the modern laptop Oregonian Haruspex <no_email@invalid.invalid> - 2018-06-04 08:50 +0000
    Re: [CM] OpenBSD and the modern laptop Theo <theom+news@chiark.greenend.org.uk> - 2018-06-04 22:51 +0100
      Re: [CM] OpenBSD and the modern laptop Oregonian Haruspex <no_email@invalid.invalid> - 2018-06-07 20:17 +0000
    Re: [CM] OpenBSD and the modern laptop RS Wood <rsw@therandymon.com> - 2018-06-10 15:47 -0400
      Re: [CM] OpenBSD and the modern laptop Huge <Huge@nowhere.much.invalid> - 2018-06-11 09:25 +0000
  Re: [CM] OpenBSD and the modern laptop Conceited Jerk <turnip@mongoloid.com> - 2018-06-10 18:19 +0000

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