Dutch UMPC Runs Ubuntu Linux Apr 12, 2008, 20 :00 UTC (4 Talkback[s]) (6617 reads)
"Dutch integrator Van Der Led (VDL) Designs has announced a clone of the Asus Eee PC ultra-mini PC (UMPC) notebook. The WiFi-enabled 'Jisus' UMPC is equipped with a Chinese-made 1GHz Loongson CPU, has an 8.9-inch display, and runs Ubuntu Linux.
"The unusual name may be intended to remind shoppers of Asus, the better-known brand responsible for the popular Eee mini-notebook. Or, it may be derived from the device's Loongson 2F CPU: the Loongson was code-named 'Godson' by its developers in the CAS (Chinese Academy of Sciences) in the People's Republic of China..."