Linux-based Os Aimed At Low-cost Laptops / Umpcs

[Prophet]

Interesting...

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the company's just let loose its Linpus Linux Lite OS, which it says will run just fine on laptops like the Eee PC and Cloudbook, or any other system with as little as a 500MHz CPU, 128MB of RAM and 512MB of storage. Just as importantly, the OS is also apparently designed with low-res 7-inch screens in mind

http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/27/linpus-...t-laptops-umpc/

Live CD here: http://www.linpus.com/xampp/modules/mydown...wcat.php?cid=14

Might be nice for Pandora, eh?

 

[pcklee123]

Interesting...

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the company's just let loose its Linpus Linux Lite OS, which it says will run just fine on laptops like the Eee PC and Cloudbook, or any other system with as little as a 500MHz CPU, 128MB of RAM and 512MB of storage. Just as importantly, the OS is also apparently designed with low-res 7-inch screens in mind

http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/27/linpus-...t-laptops-umpc/

Live CD here: http://www.linpus.com/xampp/modules/mydown...wcat.php?cid=14

Might be nice for Pandora, eh?

Looks nice, a lot like gmenu2x

 

[teggun]

hmm still looks a bit over the top, and the pandora has a 4.3 inch screen..

 

[bnolsen]

I'd agree. Small icons on a small screen havet o be kept nice and clean.
Have to lose the 3d effect and mirroring crap on the bottom and save some of that room.
At that size real estate should never be wasted.

But it's good to see some work done specifically to address linux appliances. The Asus EEE has shown that this is a huge untapped market.

 

[Prophet]

Oh crap, this was supposed to be posted on the Pandora board.

How the hell did I post it on other consoles?! h34r: :blink:

 

[bnolsen]

Apparently it was moved.
Maybe because I mentioned the Asus EEE ?

Heh

 

[nickspoon]

It's not Linpus!

 

[sensible GP32]

ahem,

 

[Yuglooc]

It's not Linpus!

It's never Linpus! :lol:

 

[Vimacs]

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little as a 500MHz CPU, 128MB of RAM and 512MB of storage.

WTF? they call that little?
im running a customized dsl on a old laptop with 133mhz and 64mb edo ram, with x and bling, and it runs nice...
how can someone in their right mind name those specs for a os and add "little" to it...

heck not long ago i was still running a full blown debian on those specs and it ran just fine...


ps: i hope p&|a's gui doesn't look anything like that, its UGLY

 

[Sphinxter]

Agreed, that is fat, and not in the pretty hot and tempting way either.