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Pacebook Tablet PC

Posted by michael on from the etch-a-sketch dept.

IAmBlakeM writes "Looks like a new PC design has been released by the guys at PaceBlade. Reviewed at Anandtech, the new PaceBlade, touted as a 3in1 PC, features a Transmeta Crusoe TM5600 CPU at 600Mhz, up to 256MB of RAM, a 12.1" XGA LCD that can do 1024x768, and an "any key". Always nice to see some new designs and technology throwing curves at the norms."

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  1. From the FAQ by phillymjs · · Score: 3, Funny

    Which OS is supported on the PaceBook?

    All Windows OS' are supported including Windows Me, 2000 and XP. We will emphasize Windows XP since the functionality is much more suitable for the PaceBook than Windows Me and 2000. Also, we read Jerry Kaplan's book and didn't want to make the same mistake of pissing off Bill so he'd dust off Pen Windows and crush us under his boot heel like GO Corp-- so no proprietary, better-suited, pen-based OSes here. Just the same old bloat you've come to love from Microsoft.

    Okay, those last two sentences aren't really in there... :-)

    ~Philly

  2. Any Key by palme999 · · Score: 3, Funny


    PaceBlade gave it the name "any key" because it solved the problem of having to hit a key during a blue screen. The screen, which sometimes reads "Hit any key to continue" can only be removed by hitting a key on a keyboard, which is difficult to do on a keyboard-less tablet PC. The "any key" button solves that problem.

    I thought the "any key" was going to be a gimmicky conversation piece, but after reading the article it appears to simply be in anticipation of Win XP.

  3. Finally! by distributed.karma · · Score: 1, Funny

    I had to wait this long, to be able to "Press Any Key". W00t!

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  4. Sweet! by mister+sticky · · Score: 2, Funny
    ...and an "any key"...

    Brilliant! That should cut my support calls in half!
  5. From the product's website: by Pig+Hogger · · Score: 3, Funny
    Your PaceBook can easily be expanded with more memory. The PaceBook has a minimum of 128MB memory on board but can be upgraded to a maximum of 640MB.
    640 megabytes ought to be enough for everyone!