[comp.os.minix] Buying a portable: what to look for?

spivey@tekcrl.LABS.TEK.COM (Mike Spivey) (12/23/89)

What questions should I ask when looking for an AT-class portable
computer (12MHz 80286, 40MB hard disk) to run MINIX? What are the
major areas of incompatiblity I should watch out for?

I'm considering the Sharp PC-5541 and the Mitsubishi 286L, neither of
which are on Glen Overby's list (a very useful piece of work,
nevertheless). Does anybody have experience with these machines?

Please reply by mail and I'll summarize any definite information to
the net.

-- Mike Spivey, Tektronix Computer Research Lab.