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TUE (in Dutch)

TUE notebook project - Forum
Grootschalig gebruik van laptop computers - PDF - gzipped PostScript (15 blz., ca. 28KB)
Auteur: Tom Verhoeff, Faculteit Wiskunde & Informatica
Notebook Project Wiskunde en Informatica
Auteur: Kees Huizing, Faculteit Wiskunde & Informatica

General Items

ATA [ AT Attachment ]: Enhanced IDE and ATA FAQ
Backup [ There are two types of people: Those who have lost data and those who will. ]: The Tao of Backup; TidBITS Article Series: Backed Up Today? [ local plain ASCII copy ]
TidBITS Article: Internet Backup Strategies; Backup Solutions for Mobile Computing and Top 10 Backup Tips by Dantz
Batteries: NiCd Battery FAQ (no longer available?); Cadex FAQ about Batteries
DVD [ Digital Video/Versatile Disk ]: DVD FAQ; DVD Resource Page; DVD at Apple Computer, Inc.
Ethernet: Ethernet LANs FAQ
FireWire [ IEEE 1394: scalable, flexible, low-cost digital interface ]: FireWire Trade Association; FireWire Home Page at Apple (developer of the standard); Adaptec FireWire Page; Linux IEEE-1394 (FireWire) Subsystem
IDE [ Integrated Drive Electronics ]: Enhanced IDE and ATA FAQ
ISDN [ Integrated Services Digital Networks ]: ISDN FAQ; ISDN FAQ; ISDN InfoCenter; ISDN NL; NIUF, North American ISDN Users' Forum; SAIF, South African ISDN Forum
IrDA [ Infrared Data Association ]
Linux [ free Unix by Linus Torvalds et al. ]: Linux Documentation Project - General Linux Information; Andries Brouwer's Linux Info - Intermezzo `Unix en Linux' (in Dutch); Linux on Laptops
Modems: It's the Latency, Stupid; ITU [ International Telecommunications Union ]; Modems.com; 56K.com, includes useful links about modems in general and ISDN.
PCMCIA Cards
RSI [ Repetitive Stress Injury ]: Caring for Wrists
SCSI [ Small Computer Systems Interface ]: SCSI FAQ
Security: Macintosh PowerBook Security
USB [ Universal Serial Bus ]: USB Industry Consortium; USB page at Apple
Video: LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) FAQ; PC Video Hardware FAQ, in particular, see `What kinds of monitors are available?' in Part 1.

Laptop/Notebook/Portable Computers

Accessories

Better Hold Products: Grip-It Strips

Kensington: carrying cases (e.g. WetSuit), security

PC Guardian: anti-theft for notebooks

VST Technologies: drives, batteries, netadapters (for PowerBooks)

Macintosh (Why Macintosh!, must read) Apple Apple PowerBook - Apple Europe Mobile Macintosh and Linux New technologies from Apple: FireWire: IEEE-1394 standard, 200 Mbps digital serial interface QuickTime - QT Virtual Reality (multiplatform industry-standard multimedia architecture) Apple Guide (onscreen interactive assistance) PlainTalk (Mac can listen and speak) OpenTransport (communications architecture) OpenDoc (multiplatform component software architecture: What is OpenDoc?) MultiProcessing Zone

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