[TriLUG] Laptops: Compaq and Sempron

[matt-nc]

At 12:12 PM 7/5/05 -0400, you wrote:
>any laptop you buy from office depot or best buy will likely be crap, and 
>not work well with linux.

Makes sense to me.

>   your best bet is to get an ibm EPP code from someone in the lug (join 
> the #trilug irc channel, we'll hook you up) and get a thinkpad.

What's an EPP code and how does that work?

How do I go about joining the trilug irc channel?

Matt