Year Saw More Computers Leaping From Desktops to Pockets
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| Beyond a phone and a camera, a tech traveler's baggage
| traditionally includes a laptop. But last year, that laptop
| was often replaced by a "netbook." These ultra-cheap,
| ultra-light machines (usually $300 or so and less than
| three pounds) ditch standard computing functions such as
| DVD playback to focus on Web access. The cheapest models in
| this category don't run Windows either, instead employing a
| version of the free, open-source Linux operating system.
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| Yes, after a decade of predictions and wishes, Linux has
| hit the mass market -- giving Microsoft yet another
| headache.
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http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/12/31/AR2008123102768.html
CES 2009: Netbooks and notebooks from under $500 to over
$5,000
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| Netbooks at CES will be running Windows XP, Linux
| distributions, Linux derivatives such as the Ubuntu-based
| Cloud OS, and in some cases, possibly even Windows Vista.
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http://www.betanews.com/article/CES_2009_Netbooks_and_notebooks_from_under_500_to_over_5000/1230738429
Belco Alpha 400 MIPS 7'' Linux Netbook Review
http://www.i4u.com/article22464.html
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