Running OS X Leopard on an MSI Wind is old hat. But triple booting OS X, Windows XP and Vista? That’s something I hadn’t seen before. So here’s a video from seamonkey showing all three operating systems living side by side: It’s worth keeping in mind that this is an upgraded unit with a 250GB […]
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MSI Wind U90 runs SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop
MSI has chosen SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop (or SLED) as the operating system for the company’s MSI Wind U90 netbook. The U90 is virtually identical to the U100, except that it has an 8.9 inch display instead of a 10.2 inch screen, ships with Linux (for now), and will not be available in the US […]
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How to make a Razorbook/Alpha 400 more useful
As promised, Menno Dijk has uploaded a series of useful applications for anyone using a “little linux laptop.” These laptops go by many names, including the 3K Razorbook 400, the Skytone Alpha 400, the Bestlink Alpha 400, and the Yinlips Micro PC. But they’re all basically the same device, and if yours is running Linux, […]
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Windows Vista Home Premium on the Eee PC 900 – VIDEO
Windows Vista gets a lot of flack for its heavy hardware requirements. But it turns out you can run Windows Vista Home Premium reasonably well on some underpowered hardware. The video above shows the operating system running on an Eee PC 900 with a 900MHz Celeron processor, 1GB of RAM, and 20GB of solid state […]
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Microsoft starts to offer Windows XP ULPC licenses
A few months ago Microsoft announced it would allow makers of ultra low cost PCs or ULPCs to continue offering Windows XP even though the company is trying to retire the operating system. In order to qualify, a computer needs to meet pretty strict requirements. It needs to have a slow processor, relatively small hard […]
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XP on the XO: Needs more RAM
Laptop Magazine’s Joanna Stern got to spend a couple hours playing with one of those newfangled XO Laptops preloaded with Windows XP the other day. Microsoft is offering Windows XP Starter Edition licenses for just $3 to customers in developing nations. On the one hand, this helps Microsoft fend off any challenges from Linux or […]
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Improved Eee PC support coming to Debian Linux
The next full release of Debian Linux will include full support for early Asus Eee PC models including the Eee PC 701 and Eee PC 900. That means ethernet and wireless should work without any patches. The DebianEeePC team has also been releasing patches for other Eee PC models like there’s no tomorrow. You can […]
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Windows XP for the OLPC coming in September — but not for you
Microsoft is moving along with plans to get a custom version of Windows XP up and running on the OLPC XO Laptop. The company has been working on a way to run Windows from a flash card, since the XO Laptop ships with just 1GB of storage capacity, which isn’t enough space for XP. Microsoft’s […]
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Windows XP drivers for Acer Aspire One
Update: You can now download the drivers from Acer’s support site. A few weeks ago AspireOneUser uploaded a series of drivers that you could use to get Windows XP up and running on an Acer Aspire One Laptop. Now it looks like you don’t have to rely on these unofficial drivers anymore, since Acer has […]
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How to gain root access on a Razorbook 400/Alpha 400
The “world’s cheapest laptop” goes by many names. In some countries it’s known as the Alpha 400, while others call it the Razorbook 400. But all the variations have one thing in common so far: They run a custom version of Linux that makes hacking/tweaking the operating system pretty difficult. When Laptop Magazine’s Joanna Stern […]