Path: csiph.com!eternal-september.org!feeder3.eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: John Ames Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.misc Subject: Re: News : ARM Trying to Buy AmperComputing Date: Mon, 20 Jan 2025 08:14:59 -0800 Organization: A noiseless patient Spider Lines: 21 Message-ID: <20250120081459.000018e7@gmail.com> References: <_hycnQxlN5kAphr6nZ2dnZfqn_SdnZ2d@earthlink.com> <36bf96a5-527c-1d8b-a93b-6788cdd589a2@example.net> <1PKcna3Yf6vdFhX6nZ2dnZfqnPidnZ2d@earthlink.com> <7b19252d-bfe8-9d48-0cd2-eb33e4a64179@example.net> <67897bb3@news.ausics.net> <678acf95@news.ausics.net> <46d7222e-9c04-9210-9d75-a397561f7078@example.net> <8f8b7762-d553-0429-c679-5d4a82b7e7c6@example.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Injection-Date: Mon, 20 Jan 2025 17:15:03 +0100 (CET) Injection-Info: dont-email.me; posting-host="6c7ce85927cb2f5c9f9656d4ea27915a"; logging-data="3328353"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX1/XUE7AMZT55gnZurJl35j75/P6Sihe65A=" Cancel-Lock: sha1:6R8P0EpQZqiTSz97PPEpuU16lfs= X-Newsreader: Claws Mail 4.3.0 (GTK 3.24.42; x86_64-w64-mingw32) Xref: csiph.com comp.os.linux.misc:64630 On Sun, 19 Jan 2025 11:42:25 +0100 D wrote: > I remember the Eee PC. It was very cute! People always asked me how I > could stand working on a 11.6" laptop (Macbook air), but I kind of > got used to it. > > I get strength from the fact that Linus Torvalds at one point in time > also proclaimed that the Macbook air 11.6" was the perfect form > factor for him! Still use my Eee 904HA (a 9" model) as a portable typewriter. Nobody but *nobody* solved the laptop-hinge problem like Asus did on those first couple Eee generations; solid as a rock. (Do miss my 12" Thinkpad X201 - just the right size for me, but no longer viable as a daily driver due to max. RAM issues; unfortunately, with every single webpage chewing up 50+ MB even with scripts disabled, you just end up swapping like nobody's business with only 4 GB; the 2nd- generation i5 doesn't help, either.)