[olug] Compaq Presario 5080US

[Phil Brutsche]

When it was new it might have been trouble, but these days the biggest
problem you will have is with the winmodem.

Paul & Debbie Lewis wrote:
>     I got a Compaq Presario 5080US from my sister-in-law and am wondering
> how hard would it be to make it into a Linux box?  I know that Compaq uses a
> lot of goofy drivers just to make Windows work nicely with the CD drives and
> other things.  Has anyone experienced problems with Linux on one of these
> boxes?

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Phil Brutsche
phil at brutsche.us