Re: [ubuntu-uk] RM £169 linux-ok notebook

2007-10-18 Thread Colin McCarthy
On 10/9/07, Colin McCarthy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On 10/9/07, Mac <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > What do you reckon to this: > > > > http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2007/10/09/rm_asus_launches_minibook/ > > > > > > Mac > > > > Cool, glad I work in a school so hopefully can get a demo unit

Re: [ubuntu-uk] RM ?169 linux-ok notebook

2007-10-10 Thread Ian Pascoe
PROTECTED] Behalf Of Kirrus Sent: 10 October 2007 09:40 To: British Ubuntu Talk Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] RM ?169 linux-ok notebook > > Wow, that is real nostalga, they had one of those RML 380-Z machines > at > my school but it was considered an antique when I was there back in >

Re: [ubuntu-uk] RM £169 linux-ok notebook

2007-10-10 Thread Rob Beard
Kirrus wrote: > d) proprietory lock-in (Yes, worse than just MS Windoze) Oh yes, I remember when I was at school, educational software was written specifically for the RM Nimbus, it would run on an RM Machine but not on any other PC forcing the schools who bought the software to invest solely i

Re: [ubuntu-uk] RM £169 linux-ok notebook

2007-10-10 Thread Kirrus
> > Wow, that is real nostalga, they had one of those RML 380-Z machines > at > my school but it was considered an antique when I was there back in > the > early 90's. First taste of RM I had was the RM Nimbus PCs. > AAAHHAHAHAA!!! RM! *Runs screaming as fast as possible in opposite direct

Re: [ubuntu-uk] RM £169 linux-ok notebook

2007-10-10 Thread Rob Beard
Sean Miller wrote: > > http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2007/10/09/rm_asus_launches_minibook/ > > > > Ah, nostalgia... I still remember the RML 380-Z that we had at school... > vt220 presentation (or maybe it was vt100) an

Re: [ubuntu-uk] RM £169 linux-ok notebook

2007-10-10 Thread Mac
Sean Miller wrote: > Ah, nostalgia... I still remember the RML 380-Z that we had at school... Oh, yes! Cutting edge stuff, that. And at the time brilliant - a revelation! Mac -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam

Re: [ubuntu-uk] RM £169 linux-ok notebook

2007-10-09 Thread Sean Miller
> http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2007/10/09/rm_asus_launches_minibook/ Ah, nostalgia... I still remember the RML 380-Z that we had at school... vt220 presentation (or maybe it was vt100) and the most clunky keys imaginable... Wonder if the "Hangman" on this laptop is as good as the one I remember

Re: [ubuntu-uk] RM £169 linux-ok notebook

2007-10-09 Thread Rob Beard
James Grabham wrote: > They said it was gonna be £200, £169s not bad, but still not as good as > the US price of $200. > But which version was at $200? IIRC they announced there would be a couple of different revisions with different storage sizes (and I'm sure one of the higher spec models h

Re: [ubuntu-uk] RM £169 linux-ok notebook

2007-10-09 Thread Mac
Chris Rowson wrote: > This looks pretty much the same PC doesn't it? > http://www.clove.co.uk/viewProduct.aspx?product=9136E4FD-2F3C-4289-84A9-4B96ED813B9D&category=GROUP4 Yes, it is. And there are some other sellers, too. And you can run Ubuntu on it (it comes with Asus' version of Xandros).

Re: [ubuntu-uk] RM £169 linux-ok notebook

2007-10-09 Thread Chris Rowson
> I am sure it will be sales to schools only so possible people will miss out > on this device. > > Colin Dunno, This looks pretty much the same PC doesn't it? http://www.clove.co.uk/viewProduct.aspx?product=9136E4FD-2F3C-4289-84A9-4B96ED813B9D&category=GROUP4 Chris -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu

Re: [ubuntu-uk] RM £169 linux-ok notebook

2007-10-09 Thread James Grabham
They said it was gonna be £200, £169s not bad, but still not as good as the US price of $200. On 10/9/07, Colin McCarthy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On 10/9/07, Mac <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > What do you reckon to this: > > > > http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2007/10/09/rm_asus_launches_mi

Re: [ubuntu-uk] RM £169 linux-ok notebook

2007-10-09 Thread Colin McCarthy
On 10/9/07, Mac <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > What do you reckon to this: > > http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2007/10/09/rm_asus_launches_minibook/ > > > Mac > Cool, glad I work in a school so hopefully can get a demo unit from RM. Would be prefect for whipping out on the train and doing a bit of wo

[ubuntu-uk] RM £169 linux-ok notebook

2007-10-09 Thread Mac
What do you reckon to this: http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2007/10/09/rm_asus_launches_minibook/ Mac -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/