Re: Hello and sub notebook

["Scott M. Stone" <sstone@example.com>]

On Fri, 7 Sep 2001, Michael Moyle wrote:

> 
> First of all I would like to say hello. I am new to Tokyo. I have not
> yet been to a meeting, but plan to come at some stage. 
> 
> OK, lets get down to business =>
> 
> Has anyone installed linux on the Fujitsu Bilblio T7/6W? If so, did the
> dvd player work? This is one of the sub notebooks.
> 
> I was over at T-Zone in Akihabara checking these bad boys out. I noticed
> it had a little light  on the top cover that said "Wireless on/off" it
> appears to have some kind of built in wireless capacity, does anyone
> know anything about it? Not reading Japanese, it is hard to figure these
> things out.  

DVD support under Linux in general is not in widespread use yet.  IBM has
a LinDVD player that they're shipping with the Linux-equipped Thinkpads,
at least in the U.S., so something exists, but you may have to do some
sniffing around to get a version that works for you.

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