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<Pine.SUN.3.96.1011101135347.23448A-100000@grex.cyberspace.org> Seva
Tokarev writes:
: I need an advice on selecting an HPC.
: I am leaning towards Compaq 2010c;
: can anyone tell me if the builtin modem works under BSD?

I don't think so, but I could be wrong.

: What about NEC Mobilion 770?
: And how long does it last on batteries?

Mobilion?  That's something else, I think.  The MobilePro 770 would be
the US version, and the MobileGear II MC/R[45]20 would be the Japanese
version.  Sharp sells the Mobilion line.

The 770 has some power problems with some of the microdrives (and a
few other power hungry pcmcia cards).  The 780 is a little nicer,
imho, since it has a slightly faster cpu and has a little better
power.

When building kernels, I get about 2-3 hours of battery life.  When
I'm editing a paper or the like, I get beteween 2 and 6 hours of life
depending on a number of factors.  Note: You have to cound suspend
time in the total since NetBSD sucks more power than WinCE in suspend
mode.

Warner