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Just What is this ASUS Eee Thing Anyway?

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the been-asking-myself-that-for-awhile-now dept.

davidmwilliams writes "ASUS have released a cheap subnotebook. It is far from state-of-the-art tech-wise, with 512Mb RAM and a Celeron processor. It has a 4Gb hard drive and no optical drive. Its screen is 7" and runs at the odd resolution of 800x480 and the operating system looks like something Fisher Price might have designed. Why would you buy it? What on earth can you do with this?" I've been wondering this myself given the huge coverage in the media of this thing.

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  1. Huh by Corporate+Troll · · Score: 5, Funny

    the operating system looks like something Fisher Price might have designed.
    Just like the Windows XP default theme....
    1. Re:Huh by cHiphead · · Score: 5, Funny

      I just rtfa... actual quote: "A quick Google search ejaculates forth bold experimenters..."

      That explains a lot.

      Cheers.

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  2. What can you do with it? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Like any sub-notebook, you put it in your man-bag/briefcase, and then carry it about with you at all times, so you always have a computer on you.

    1. Re:What Can You Do With It? by aldheorte · · Score: 5, Funny

      >The church he attends has a penchant for springing preaching duties on him at the last minute. Instead of carrying a folder full of old sermon notes, he simply carries the ASUS now

      This is not a Slashdot approved use. Please confiscate it immediately. Your service to the Party is appreciated.

  3. Better Thesaurus by devnullkac · · Score: 5, Funny

    I think Mr. Williams needs a better thesaurus. From page 2:

    A quick Google search ejaculates forth bold experimenters...
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  4. Re:Tons of Potential by drapeau06 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Back in college, I used to work with pioneer robots in my classes. The damned things had a 15 lb. Dell notebook mounted on top of them. Ridiculous. Try hauling the robot and the laptop to a demonstration or presentation.

    What's ridiculous is that the robot made you carry it! I guess they're already smarter than us.

  5. Slightly OT: Fisher Price by Cytlid · · Score: 4, Funny

    I find it hilarious that the author says "the OS looks like something Fisher Price might have designed." It's sort of an (un)concious jab at Linux.

      Here's something I noticed for years:

      Do me a huge favor. Go to an XP machine. Go to control panel, look at the icon for "User Accounts".

      Look familiar?

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    1. Re:Slightly OT: Fisher Price by Waffle+Iron · · Score: 4, Funny
      The article is inaccurate anyway. Of course everybody knows that Windows XP has always had a Fisher-Price interface. The author therefore assumes that this Linux distro must be using the same thing.

      Not true: the Eee actually uses a Playskool interface, which has no connection at all to Fisher-Price. This is just another example of the typical superficial journalism you see in media today.

  6. This is Slashdot by Chess_the_cat · · Score: 5, Funny

    What can you do with a small portable computer that runs Linux? I doubt anyone here would have any ideas. Try a site like Fark or something. I think they're into computers.

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  7. Those Cheeky Bastards at Apple. by hullabalucination · · Score: 4, Funny

    Not only did they copy Windows 95's taskbar /start menu /system tray model, they did it in 1984. That's some f*ckin' nerve.