<OT> anyone looking to sell their laptop?

[Net Llama!]

my trusty (really) old Sony Vaio died over the weekend (won't power on 
at all), so i'm looking to purchase a replacement, but i'm on a budget. 
  does anyone have a laptop that is fully functional, that they'd be 
willing to sell me with the following minimum specs:
* PIII-600Mhz
* 256MB RAM
* 10GB HDD
* CDROM drive (DVD would be a nice bonus)
* real modem *OR* two PCMCIA slots
* 1024x768 @16bpp
* lightweight (no 10lb monsters)
* will run linux without any crazy hacks or limitations

i'd also pay shipping if you're not in the San Francisco Bay area.  so, 
if you've got one that you're interested in selling, please contact me 
off list with specs & how much you'd like for it.

I'd also consider purchasing a new laptop, but my budget is limited to 
roughly US$1000, so it might be difficult to find something in that 
area.  If anyone has recommendations, i'd love to hear them.  I'd really 
rather not go to eBay, as i've heard way too many nightmare stories of 
folks getting scammed on computer hardare there.  thanks.

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L. Friedman                       	       netllama at linux-sxs.org
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