there is a site and it looks like people have contributed info on several of the
compaq laptops (presario 1200, don't know if that is the same as what you have)

http://www.cs.utexas.edu/users/kharker/linux-laptop/

Joel Dudley wrote:
> 
> Welcome back!  A laptop for graduation?  geesh, you're lucky.  I am
> graduating from college and I will be lucky to get a copy of Suse 6.4 as a
> gift :-(.  I just got redhat up on a Hitachi laptop and it found the
> touchpad no prob.  Dunno about compaq though.
> 
> - Joel
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Matsu Hakori <hakori@home.com>
> To: <plug-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us>
> Sent: Saturday, June 17, 2000 8:49 PM
> Subject: Phil is back..
> 
> > Hey all.
> >
> > I dissappeared for a while, but now i'm back.  Is High School
> > graduation, moving across the city, and playing with Cox@home under
> > linux & win98 & NT & 95 enough of an excuse?
> >
> > Anyway, I'm planning on coming to the July meeting (yes, i've said that
> > before), and can't wait to meet all of you guys.
> >
> > I got a Compaq Presario 1200 Laptop as a graduation gift, and I was
> > wondering if anyone has any experience with Linux on laptops... Is there
> > a driver for the touchpad, i'm trying to stay as portable as possible?
> >
> > Thanks, and i'm back at my new address, hakori@home.com
> >
> > See ya all later,
> > Phil
> >
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