[LinuxUsers] Cool Netbook

[Dante Lanznaster]

On Fri, Sep 18, 2009 at 1:46 AM, Chris Penn <cantormath at gmail.com> wrote:
> Things I do not like:
> -no multi touch screen.
> -There is no stylus(which is not the issue) , and there does not seem
> to be any demos of them writing notes using a stylus.  This leads me
> to believe that writing on that screen might not work well.  This may
> not be an issue.
> -Java is currently supported but it's not yet integrated into the
> browser(not a huge deal, but still a deal.  Their wiki says they are
> working on this).
> -From their website:
> "Moreover, we will offer the choice of operating systems backed by
> partners, which are heavily invested on the hardware platform the
> Touch Book is based on."
> Not sure what that means, that could be shady.

I don't know how it is with ARM processors, but if usability is comparable
to PowerPC, then there's 2 things that kill the web experience: Flash
and Java. Gnash can be used, but it's in such an alpha stage that
even youtube fails to display properly.