Linux installation and configuration guides for AquaPad laptops and notebooks made by First International Computer, Inc. - FIC. Reports about running other Unix systems e.g. BSD, Solaris are welcome, too. And don't miss the resources section at the bottom, containing links to drivers, community portals, HOWTOs and FAQs. Do you have written an installation report yourself? Please submit a new entry.

FIC AquaPad(http://rumkin.com/reference/aquapad/index.php)	Knoppix
FIC AquaPad(http://www.geocities.com/ptkatch/aquapad.htm)	Midori
FIC AquaPad(http://www.pcstats.com/articleview.cfm?articleID=958)	Midori
FIC AquaPad(http://www.transmetazone.com/articleview.cfm?articleid=958&page=4)	Midori
FIC Birch-Plus	Novell/SuSE 5.1, RedHat 5.0
FIC MB02(http://research.indocisc.com/~andika/mb02/index-en.html)	Knoppix 3.4
FIC MB02(http://research.indocisc.com/~andika/mb02/index.html)	Knoppix 3.4	Indonesian

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Resources

• Laptop Manufacturers: Linux Status Survey
• manufacturer site: First International Computer, Inc. - FIC
• Linux Mobile Guide - Installing, Maintaining and Tuning of Linux on Mobile Computers
• How to do-it-yourself First International Computer - FIC laptop and notebook upgrading, repairing and modding(http://repair4laptop.org/disassembly_fic.html).
• vendors which sell pre-installed Linux laptops, notebooks, PDAs or mobile phones

Original Equipment Manufacturer - OEM

If you are looking for drivers, software and service manuals for laptops and notebooks you may sometimes find similar models branded under a different name. Especially the FCC-ID can be helpful to detect the original manufacturer.

• OEM relations between manufacturers
• FCC ID: unknown