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@koftwentytwo

#Toshiba #ToshibaSatellite

I got a DOS laptop! And the thing I've been developing in an emulator for months now works without issues on it! 🤯❤️ #dos #retrocomputing #ToshibaSatellite #knightrider #ega

I got a DOS laptop! And the thing I've been developing in an emulator for months now works without issues on it! 🤯❤️
#dos #retrocomputing #ToshibaSatellite #knightrider #ega

I've spent too much time trying to get Linux to work on a 14 year old laptop (Toshiba Satellite M645). I finally got it to work by using the `acpi=off` parameter in the Linux kernel boot command.

Now it is happily running Linux Mint XFCE and I've successfully repurposed the laptop and kept more e-waste from the dump, and more money in my pocket.

I wrote about my troubleshooting process here: https://www.isaacwyatt.com/posts/2024-01-12/

#ToshibaSatellite #m645 #LinuxMint

I might be picking up a replacement #secondHand #laptop tomorrow, a #Toshiba #Satellite L50D-B-172 15.6" (http://www.toshiba.no/discontinued-products/satellite-l50d-b-172/tab/accessories/)

Anyone here on the #Fediverse happen to have experience with this #ToshibaSatellite model, or similar ones?
This one (unfortunately) has a #Norwegian keyboard layout, so I'm not sure what the international model number would be.

Specifically interested in how well it's likely to be supported in #Linux (or even #BSD).

#L50DB172 #L50 #L50D

I had bought a NUC to replace my home media server last year but sadly I might've broken it when I was tinkering, so I put it in the "fix later" drawer. Therefore I'm still using an old #ToshibaSatellite laptop as my home server after all this time, and it regularly runs at 45C to 55C because it's a laptop. Do you think there's much chance I'd break this too, if I try to remove its screen? 😛 Currently it's on a bread cooling rack with a screwdriver wedging the screen open 🔧😂