Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
> ____/ 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.
>
This guy is already in my troll list, so I wouldn't take what he says
with anything other than a pinch of salt - he's part of the
shilcosystem.
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