[SGVLUG] Eee PC by Asus - reading great press on it

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Wow,

That right there is great, I wonder the cost associated with publishing
books would hopefully bring down some of the prices.

I have posted on this mailing group before about the HP TX1220US and
fedora.  Wondering if anyone else has been able to get the touch screen to
function with the unit.  I almost have the integrated Camera and broadcom
wireless device working.



On Jan 8, 2008 1:12 PM, Zack, James <JZack at unex.ucla.edu> wrote:

>  As I understand it, the books are all contained on a USB thumb drive, so
> none of the EEPC memory is used.  This gives the students the flexibility of
> using their own laptop if they would prefer.  The USB drives are pressed by
> the book publisher and I think they must include some DRM stuff on the
> files... I can't imagine they won't.
>
>  ------------------------------
> *From:* sgvlug-bounces at sgvlug.net [mailto:sgvlug-bounces at sgvlug.net] *On
> Behalf Of *Consult Links
> *Sent:* Tuesday, January 08, 2008 1:10 PM
> *To:* SGVLUG Discussion List.
> *Cc:* sgvlug at sgvlug.org
> *Subject:* Re: [SGVLUG] Eee PC by Asus - reading great press on it
>
> Wow,
>
> this does look interesting.  Zack,  how will the books be loaded on these
> units?  will it be distributed to students with an additional USB disk or
> all on the 2GB drive?
>
> In any case, I enjoy this mailing list as I get information on all the
> cool things that run and work with Linux.
>
> thanks
>
>
> Manny
>
>
> On Jan 8, 2008 1:00 PM, Zack, James <JZack at unex.ucla.edu> wrote:
>
> > I have personally held one before and plinked with it for about 10
> > minutes.  The keyboard is tiny, but then so is the screen and the entire
> > unit.  We have one on order here for classroom technical support, and
> > our Legal program certificate students will all be getting one with
> > thier tuition, as well as PDF copies of all their textbooks starting
> > next year (I think).  They are piloting it shortly... all I know is that
> > there is an order for about 50 of them in that department.
> >
> > These units will replace the need for students to have little hand carts
> >
> > to carry their books to class each day.  Should be exciting, and I can
> > probably report more on it once we actually get one in our hands to play
> > with.
> >
> > We ordered the bigger model, the students are getting the one with less
> > memory on it.  This isn't a machine I would want to work a lot on, but
> > for field work it's ideal.  It's solid state (no moving parts), and
> > looked fairly durable (the rep from Asus threw it across the room).
> >
> > I can't speak to performance but it seemed reasonable in the UI for
> > responsiveness.
> >
> > -JZ
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: sgvlug-bounces at sgvlug.net [mailto:sgvlug-bounces at sgvlug.net] On
> >  Behalf Of Robert Leyva
> > Sent: Tuesday, January 08, 2008 12:27 PM
> > To: sgvlug at sgvlug.org
> > Subject: [SGVLUG] Eee PC by Asus - reading great press on it
> >
> > ...and now I want one! :)
> >
> > It comes preinstalled w/Linux, and is of micro size. Just right for
> > quick remote administration and such, or being on-call and having to VPN
> >
> > into somewhere.
> >
> > I don't need it, but sure looks cool and fun.
> >
> > Anyone own one, and can mention about how well made?
> >
> > --
> > "Knowledge is Power" -- Francis Bacon
> >
> > Robert Leyva
> > mrflash818 at geophile.net
> > AOL IM: mrflash818
> >
> >
>
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