__/ [ Ray Ingles ] on Friday 17 March 2006 12:27 \__
> On 2006-03-17, Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> This didn't take long.
>>
>> http://www.umpcorigami.com/news/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=4
>> (Pictures in the article)
>
> At least the bottom picture appears to be faked. Here's what appears to
> be the original:
>
> http://www.engadget.com/2006/02/24/microsofts-origami-project/
>
> That being said, I wouldn't be at all surprised if the first OS to boot
> on the hardware was Linux. Since it scales so well and be so easily
> tweaked, hardware manufacturers use it extensively for prototypes. But I
> rather suspect this article is a prank.
For what it's worth, here's the Origami running a KDE-based distribution:
http://www.schestowitz.com/Amusement/images/linux-origami.jpg
A 2-minute job in the GIMP
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