Comments on: RM’s Linux miniBook http://www.itwriting.com/blog/354-rms-linux-minibook.html Tech writing blog Sun, 12 Feb 2012 05:28:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Daniel http://www.itwriting.com/blog/354-rms-linux-minibook.html/comment-page-1#comment-38215 Daniel Tue, 09 Oct 2007 23:48:48 +0000 http://www.itwriting.com/blog/?p=354#comment-38215 I've been keeping an eye on reports of this beastie for a while ... there are some tantalizing glimpses on this Russian site: http://www.ferra.ru/online/mobilis/73845/ (feed it through Google translate for some delightful Ruglish). This French blog seems to show quite a different machine: http://www.blogeee.net/?p=156 ... which may just be because it is a newer prototype, or it may suggest that the different models of Eee have different architectures. I take your point about lack of Bluetooth support ... but USB Bluetooth adaptors are cheap enough and driver support shouldn't be a problem. The bottom line is that this looks like a usable lightweight laptop at less than the cost of my PDA ... why would I not buy one? Cheers, Daniel. I’ve been keeping an eye on reports of this beastie for a while … there are some tantalizing glimpses on this Russian site:
http://www.ferra.ru/online/mobilis/73845/
(feed it through Google translate for some delightful Ruglish).

This French blog seems to show quite a different machine: http://www.blogeee.net/?p=156 … which may just be because it is a newer prototype, or it may suggest that the different models of Eee have different architectures.

I take your point about lack of Bluetooth support … but USB Bluetooth adaptors are cheap enough and driver support shouldn’t be a problem.

The bottom line is that this looks like a usable lightweight laptop at less than the cost of my PDA … why would I not buy one?

Cheers, Daniel.

]]> By: Tim http://www.itwriting.com/blog/354-rms-linux-minibook.html/comment-page-1#comment-38177 Tim Tue, 09 Oct 2007 15:55:34 +0000 http://www.itwriting.com/blog/?p=354#comment-38177 It's meant to be available early next month. Tim It’s meant to be available early next month.

Tim

]]> By: Nico http://www.itwriting.com/blog/354-rms-linux-minibook.html/comment-page-1#comment-38175 Nico Tue, 09 Oct 2007 15:46:26 +0000 http://www.itwriting.com/blog/?p=354#comment-38175 I wonder when it will be available. Some say Asus is announcing it too soon just to counter the OLPC. I wonder when it will be available. Some say Asus is announcing it too soon just to counter the OLPC.

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