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:Asus stuns Computex with £100 laptop
Asus stuns Computex with £100 laptop
Jun 8, 2007, 13 :00 UTC (6 Talkback[s]) (9644 reads)

(Other stories by Clive Webster)

"The notebook uses a custom-written Linux operating system, much like the OLPC, though unlike the OLPC, Asus has chosen a more conventional interface. The desktop looked fairly similar to Windows and we saw Firefox running on one 3ePC. A spokesperson from Asus told us that the notebook would come with "an office suite that's compatible with MS Office", though he refused to confirm or deny whether that meant OpenOffice."

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It doesn't run Windows... and they d ...   Uh-oh... Duck!!!!   
Jose
Jun 8, 2007, 15:37:26
 
That's what it costs and not a penny ...   I'm coming out with the 100 carat diamond lapt   
Jose
Jun 8, 2007, 15:41:05
 
The Peak Oil theory is very interesting  ...   RIP Microsoft   
SteveOC
Jun 8, 2007, 18:21:27
 
I agree.Never before have I (or anyone)  ...   Re: RIP Microsoft   
linux23dragon
Jun 9, 2007, 01:49:52
 
What I can tell from the picture (not mu ...   Correct Dimensions?   
blackhole
Jun 9, 2007, 05:32:09
 
> I agree.> Never before have I (or anyo ...   Re: Re: RIP Microsoft   
Uno Engborg
Jun 9, 2007, 12:11:08
 
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