Re: [tlug] Panasonic Toughbook (English)

["Hiroshi Miura" <miurahr@??>]

Hi tlugers and Ayettey,

I can understand your concerns well. Who want support and english keyboard
in Japan may see Lenovo thinkpad notebook. Lenovo, formerly IBM, provide english
keyboard as option.
I'm also using ThinkPad with English keyboard now and it is supported by
Japanese deeler.

I've used Linux over 10years and Panasonic let's note/ToughBook from
2002 with Linux.
I love R series because of battery life and light weight, but W or Y
series are better
for beginer, because it have dvd-drive.

For R series, I need to set up a network boot environment(tftp, bootp etc).
It may require you  high level skills.
Since I love Debian GNU/Linux, If I recommend, the best is Ubuntu.
It include Panasonic driver and X configuration template by Japanese
volunteers,
Utuntu-Ja project.

Hiroshi

2007/2/18, Ayettey <ayettey@??>:
> Thank you for your speedy reply Hiroshi.  If I buy a computer from overseas,
> it would be hard to get support if something happened so I thought buying
> one here would be safer.  Anyway, thanks.  How many years have you been
> using Linux?  What flavour would you suggest for beginners?  I like the
> Mandrake interface but is it a good one?
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HIroshi Miura