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Re: eeepc

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From: none
Date: Sun, 01 Mar 2009 06:51
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none wrote:
> They do make the larger one with Linux, but I haven't seen one in Oz. I
> haven't looked for information for a couple of months now, but when I
> was asking around to see if anyone had replaced the winxp version with
> linux I couldn't get a straight answer. Lots of maybes and ifs, and go
> here and there (neither here nor there really knew either). Maybe
> someone has done it since.
> jules
> 
> spodosaurus wrote:
>> Andrew Rich wrote:
>>> I have had an ASUS eeepc the linux version with the smaller screen.
>>>
>>> I have since sold it.
>>>
>>> I see there is an eeepc out with a larger screen, will linux run on it ?
>>>
>>> Andrew
>>>
>> There are three screen sizes, and multiple versions of each screen size.
>> Perhaps a quick search on google would have been useful, because Asus is
>> selling EeePCs with linux in all three of their screen sizes, and
>> there's also Ubuntu-eee that's been remade to work with these netbooks.
>>
>> Ari
>>
I have EEEBUNTU Standard on my EEEPC 900 with an 8 inch (if I understand 
correctly) screen.  works fine - if I don't mess around with the wrong 
parameters.  Wouldn't go back to XP or Windows in general for anything. 
  I miss MS Works in that I could do a lot of things like my kids report 
cards follow-up.
Steve
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