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New Tablet PCs With A Linux Option

Posted by timothy on from the chocolate-meet-peanut-butter dept.

Oliver Wendell Jones writes "InfoWorld is running an article about a new kind of inexpensive (starting under $800) tablet PC that runs your choice of Windows 2000, Windows XP or the Lindows distro of Linux. The PC is called the DocuNote and features an 8.4" touch screen with digital camera and microphone. The PCs are being created by a company called StepUp, which is formed of a lot of people from the old eMachines organization. DocuNotes are scheduled to start shipping in mid-December."

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  1. Whooo Hoooo.... by GeneralEmergency · · Score: 3, Funny



    They're shipping in time for Christmas!

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    GeneralEmergency
  2. Touch screen by Uhh_Duh · · Score: 3, Funny


    I'm glad it runs linux but has a touch screen. That will prevent me from touching 'rm -rf /'

    Seriously, linux w/ a touchscreen?? How useful is that?!

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    1. Re:Touch screen by Waab · · Score: 3, Funny

      When's the last time you touched finger?

    2. Re:Touch screen by Havokmon · · Score: 2, Funny
      .. but faster, more secure and with greater stability.

      I SWEAR that's right out of a Win95 marketing sheet. :)

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    3. Re:Touch screen by _ph1ux_ · · Score: 4, Funny

      try writing perl in graffiti!

    4. Re:Touch screen by limekiller4 · · Score: 5, Funny

      Uhh_Duh wrote:
      "Seriously, linux w/ a touchscreen?? How useful is that?!"

      I agree. When was the last time you heard Picard say, "Data, bring up the command-line interface!"

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      My .02,
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    5. Re:Touch screen by Jason+Earl · · Score: 5, Funny

      "Data, right click on My Network Neighborhood and choose properties..."

    6. Re:Touch screen by Anonvmous+Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

      "Seriously, linux w/ a touchscreen?? How useful is that?!"

      You're asking the same crowd that thinks it's cool to install Linux on a watch.

  3. Newton by crumbz · · Score: 1, Funny

    I want my Newton back! Waa!

  4. Are they the emachine people from the: by teamhasnoi · · Score: 5, Funny

    Marketing Dept - Fill the hardrive with Bonzi Buddy and other BundleCrap(TM).
    Quality Control - Easy to strip screws included at no additional cost!
    or Purchasing - "These Fujistu hard drives are a great deal!"

  5. Quality? by Phroggy · · Score: 5, Funny

    Will these tablets be similar to eMachines in quality? In other words, none whatsoever?

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  6. Linux? Who cares? I need a Star Trek interface.! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    When I can get a touch computer that looks like the ones used in Star Trek, then I'll be impressed. I'm going back to sleep.

  7. Inexpensive... by MosesJones · · Score: 5, Funny

    So its about the same as a laptop, but has less power, is way more expensive than a PDA but doesn't fit in your pocket.

    How is this inexpensive ? What next "Inexpensive Ferrari" ?

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  8. wtf?!?!! by ab0mb88 · · Score: 5, Funny

    A keyboardless computer, that is running Lindows, that is designed by the people who brought us the e-machine. There are so many problems with that idea I don't know where to start.

    1. Re:wtf?!?!! by Dr_LHA · · Score: 3, Funny

      A keyboardless computer, that is running Lindows, that is designed by the people who brought us the e-machine. There are so many problems with that idea I don't know where to start.

      Well at least you won't have to worry about the crappy handling of keyboard shortcuts in KDE/Gnome/whatever with this machine!

  9. The only option by [cx] · · Score: 1, Funny

    I don't consider Windows to be an option, but more of a constellation prize.

    "No sorry, you don't get Linux, you must use Windows, and wear this dumb hat."

    "aw not the hat! Anything but the hat!"

    [cx]

  10. Tablet PC's by SomeOtherGuy · · Score: 5, Funny


    Tablet PC's: "If a PDA can't cut it, you have enough money for a laptop but can't stand keyboards -- this is the platform for you."

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  11. In Soviet Russia... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    ...Linux runs on YOU!

  12. Re:What's the deal with these tablets by HedRat · · Score: 2, Funny

    I mean really - why does everyone just suddenly believe these things have a future?

    About as likely as Newt Gingrich dirty-dancing with Harvey Firestein.

  13. pr0n by whereiswaldo · · Score: 3, Funny

    the device from StepUp Computing can be navigated by touching the display with any object

    This is going to revolutionalize porn..

    (sorry, had to be said ;)