Re: FOSDEM: We Need Hardware

[Nicolas Roard]

On 1/25/07, Sašo Kiselkov <skiselkov@gmail.com> wrote:
> Nicolas Roard wrote:
> > Hi everybody,
> >
> > We need to know who can bring hardware for the fosdem's booth...
> > here's what we *need*:
> >
> > - "public" computers for the booth -- ideally one running windows, one
> > running linux/bsd, one running OS X -- could be laptops or not. Those
> > mac mini do not take space in a luggage ;-)
>
> Ideally, we could resolve much of these hardware issues using
> virtualization - e.g. a single Mac Mini could run OSX + Windows,
> effectively eliminating the need for a second machine. The only
> remaining question is whether such a machine can run with a dual-head
> layout.

Yes, that's true. I will have my own laptop too (a macbook pro) that I
could use for demos, and that can run all 3 OS if needed. I *might* be
able to bring an old ibook g3 600 running OS X... if I can bring it,
I'll possibly install debian on it. I'll know for sure soon.

> Though I can't bring a big machine myself, I would be willing to donate
> my old notebook (a crappy iBuddie 533MHz Transmeta and 256MB RAM). Also,
> when I'm not doing any talks (I would like to have a single one anyway),
> I'm willing to donate also my "new" notebook (a 15'' 1.5GHz Celeron M).
> So the sum of hardware from me:
>
> - 1 slow, but functional 533MHz Transmeta (I can install whatever is needed)
> - 1 functional newer 1.5GHz notebook (running Linux + Windows in a VM)

cool, so we have at least one machine sure, dedicated to the booth,
and possibly a couple other (your laptop and mine) for demo...

no other volunteers ? :-/

thanks,

--
Nicolas Roard
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