____/ Tom Shelton on Wednesday 12 December 2007 17:05 : \____
> On 2007-12-12, Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> Linux-based Cloudbook could give Asus a run for its money
>>
>> ,----[ Quote ]
>>| ...available for $400 next month, is equipped with a 1.2GHz Via processor,
>>| 512MB of RAM, a seven-inch screen, a 30GB hard drive, and a 1.2 megapixel
>>| camera. The laptop will ship with gOS, the same Linux-based operating
>>| system that is featured on Everex's gPC.
>> `----
>>
>>
http://arstechnica.com/journals/linux.ars/2007/12/11/linux-based-everex-cloudbook-laptop-revealed
>>
>> ASUS Eee PC 4G
>>
>> ,----[ Quote ]
>>| What you might have missed is that ASUS, a company known for making laptops
>>| and laptop parts, recently launched its own answer to the XO laptop, the
>>| Eee PC, a 2-pound ultraportable that's well worth its $400 price, even
>>| though it has only 4GB of storage and a Linux operating system.
>> `----
>>
>> http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2704,2209845,00.asp
>>
>
> Saw my first Eee PC the other day. Very nice - but it wasn't running
> Linux, it was running XP.
Well, now you know how I feel when I see all those boxes with the "XP" sticker
on them. They are all running GNU/Linux and boot with GRUB.
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