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Interesting side project: Setting up an Edubuntu machine for a special friend
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| In any event, even if Linux proves to be too strange for the student or it
| needs to run some specific Windows app and blows all this away, so what. In
| the end the kid needs to be happy and productive, that is all that matters.
| And I know Walter, being the maverick that he is might take a liking to it
| too since it is in his price-range (teachers are always underpaid as well as
| under appreciated) and embraces many of his ideals, who knows. I did try to
| overcome the one stumbling block that many Windows users have when trying
| Linux for the first time (and a Debian-based distro to boot) is how software
| and drivers are installed. With Windows it either comes on a disk with a
| product or you download it or drive to the store and buy it. With Linux and
| broadband its like you are hooked into this whole ecosystem thats there to
| support you with a single command: apt-get install…
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http://www.jbcobb.net/?p=40
Acer Aspire One under Hardy Heron
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| The keyboard is more sensibly designed that the counterpart found on the ASUS
| EEEPC 900-, another great device but marred by the non-functional F keys and
| absence of CPU scaling under Ubuntu.
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http://tuxvaio.blogspot.com/2008/08/acer-aspire-one-under-hardy-heron.html
Recent:
Acer Aspire One ZG5 (Linux)
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| Solid-state drive, SD storage expansion slot, relatively good battery life
| from standard 3-cell battery, under 1kg
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http://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/index.php/taxid;1485857189;pid;6355;pt;1
Acer Aspire one (Linux)
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| Taking a cue from ASUS’ well-received custom Linux interface, Acer packages
| the system with a lightweight, customized Linpus Lite Linux operating system.
| We just wish this netbook lasted longer on a charge.
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http://www.laptopmag.com/review/laptops/acer-aspire-one-linux.aspx
The Acer Aspire One Netbook Review
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| We'll be taking a look at the Acer's Aspire One, which makes its debut into
| the rough and ever-evolving world of the netbook market. Featuring an
| 8.9-inch screen packed into a compact frame, this version of the Aspire One
| that we're reviewing uses Linux and has only 8GB of storage space, similar to
| the earlier ASUS Eee PC models. Size wise, this unit is slightly bigger than
| the Eee PC 901, but still smaller than the MSI Wind NB U100.
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http://www.hardwarezone.com/articles/view.php?cid=14&id=2619
Acer Aspire One: the new sub-laptop to beat?
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| Mind you, the 120GB HDD-equipped One is only down as £30 more and comes with
| 1GB of memory rather than 512MB, though that's plenty for Linux and do you
| really want a hard drive in a machine that's going to be chucked around a
| lot? Well, at least you have the choice.
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http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2008/07/16/eb_acer_aspire_one/
CyberLink Sees Opportunities in Netbooks, Linux
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| Multimedia software maker CyberLink sees a lot of opportunities in the
| fast-growing netbook segment of the computer market, from online access
| to files stored on home PCs to multimedia software made for Linux OSs.
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| Some of the most popular netbooks, or mini-laptops, being launched come with
| options for far less storage space than mainstream laptops, such as Asustek's
| Eee PC 1000, Eee PC 901and Acer's Aspire one.
|
| Many of them also run on a Linux OS, such as Linpus Linux Lite on the Aspire
| one and Linux OS by Xandros on the Eee PC. These netbooks can also come with
| Windows XP instead.
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http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/148475/cyberlink_sees_opportunities_in_netbooks_linux.html
Related:
Acer: PC industry 'disappointed' with Vista
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| Acer president Gianfranco Lanci became the first major PC manufacturer to
| openly attack Microsoft over the Windows Vista operating system in the
| Financial Times Deutschland on Monday.
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| Lanci said the operating system was riddled with problems and gave users and
| businesses no reason to buy a new PC, according to the report. Taiwan-based
| Acer is the world's fourth-largest PC manufacturer, after HP, Dell and
| Lenovo.
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| "The whole industry is disappointed with Windows Vista," Lanci said.
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http://www.techworld.com/opsys/news/index.cfm?RSS&NewsID=9579
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