[WISPA] $400.00 lap top
Awhile back there was a thread about hardened laptops for service personnel. Then I spotted this article http://tinyurl.com/239v4k or http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20071123.wgtonelaptop1123 /BNStory/Technology/home about the Linux based lap top for kids with a daylight screen, sealed keyboard, USB, dual power, wireless, camera, any way for $400.00 you get one and some poor kid some where else gets one too. http://www.laptopgiving.org/en/explore.php My question: will a Linux based system run the apps we would need for service personnel? Does this unit have enough power to do an install. @ $400 for 2, we, WISPA, could do a lot of good, if they would work for our service personnel. WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
Re: [WISPA] $400.00 lap top
A better option may be the Asus Eee PC, http://eeepc.asus.com/en/701.htm They're so popular most retailers are having problems keeping them in stock. I've been considering getting one for roof site surveys to replace my existing aging laptop. People have reported successfully getting Windows XP installed on it, although it's by no means fast. Graham On Nov 26, 2007 12:20 PM, CHUCK PROFITO [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Awhile back there was a thread about hardened laptops for service personnel. Then I spotted this article http://tinyurl.com/239v4k or http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20071123.wgtonelaptop1123 /BNStory/Technology/home about the Linux based lap top for kids with a daylight screen, sealed keyboard, USB, dual power, wireless, camera, any way for $400.00 you get one and some poor kid some where else gets one too. http://www.laptopgiving.org/en/explore.php My question: will a Linux based system run the apps we would need for service personnel? Does this unit have enough power to do an install. @ $400 for 2, we, WISPA, could do a lot of good, if they would work for our service personnel. WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
Re: [WISPA] $400.00 lap top
CHUCK PROFITO wrote: My question: will a Linux based system run the apps we would need for service personnel? Does this unit have enough power to do an install. @ $400 for 2, we, WISPA, could do a lot of good, if they would work for our service personnel. The OLPC would be a very poor fit for this sort of thing, I imagine. The CPU is from years ago, hard disk (actually, flash) is very slim - I think 1GB, maybe even less - and no onboard Ethernet. The CPU and onboard RAM is probably sufficient for configuring most gear, as long as it's done through a browser and not with proprietary software. If you went to the trouble of wiping the pre-installed version of Linux and replacing it with a stock distribution, and could keep things light enough to fit on the small onboard storage, it'd be doable. The question really is whether the time you'd have to spend would be better spent elsewhere. As someone else mentioned, the Eee might be a good fit, if your eyes are in good shape (a 7 screen is smaller than you think). David Smith MVN.net WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
