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Casio brings Windows/Linux laptop to U.S | |
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| Time: 17:28 EST/22:28 GMT | News Source: CNET | Posted By: Robert Stein | ||
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Thanks Jose. Microsoft and Linux backers may hate each other, but a new notebook from Casio is forcing their operating systems to live together. Casio will release on Wednesday in the United States its Fiva MPC-206E notebook, which contains a copy of Windows Me and a subset of Linux. As previously reported, consumers can use Windows to run most applications on the notebook but can switch to Linux to play MP3 tunes or read certain files. "Everybody has been trying to figure out how Linux is going to enter the (notebook) business," David Ditzel, Transmeta's chief technology officer, said in March. "Rather than see a Linux machine that is separate and distinct from a Windows machine, there is going to be a possibility of a peaceful coexistence." | ||
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| #1 By 20 (Unknown) at 5/9/2001 8:12:00 PM |
| I like the quote, though: "but can switch to Linux to play MP3 tunes or read certain files" because that's about all Linux can do. Saying Linux can play MP3s well is a stretch in and of itself. Basically, you can use WinME for everything and when you feel adventurous or bored, you can try Linux, but you'll be back soon to WinME when you find there's nothing to do in Linux, and what little there is to do doesn't work very well or requires a masters in computer science to orchestrate. |
| #2 By 20 (Unknown) at 5/10/2001 9:58:00 AM |
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My favorite quote: "Linux is free if your time is worth nothing" |
| #3 By 20 (Unknown) at 5/10/2001 12:48:00 PM |
| Damnit. mannor=manner. I'm on a role today! |
| #4 By 20 (Unknown) at 5/10/2001 12:48:00 PM |
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All serious OSes have security alerts. Red Hat is no different than Microsoft in this regards. It's good that both corporations take security seriously and issue patches in a timely mannor. The only thing that frosts my cake is when people say that Linux is "more secure than Windows". Win9x maybe, but not Win2K. Linux has its share of root-gaining exploits. |
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