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Re:The Old Computer Challenge by pomian on Wednesday July 07, 2021 @08:35PM (#27767323)
That atom powered Eeebox was great. It worked in bright sunlight, super portable and light. I used it as a field mapping unit, with a GPS plugged into it, and off line maps. When in WiFi space I could download maps etc. ( I used Ozzie Explorer to digitise paper scanned maps and as GPS interface.) It worked until 2018 when unfortunately... broke the screen.
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Re:The Old Computer Challenge by krylon on Thursday July 08, 2021 @04:19AM (#27769446)
You're thinking of the EeePC, the Netbook (I happen to own one as well, still working). The EeeBox was a desktop PC, although I think internally it used pretty much the same hardware.
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Re:The Old Computer Challenge by pomian on Thursday July 08, 2021 @09:24PM (#27779571)
You're right!
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Re:The Old Computer Challenge by Nursie on Friday July 09, 2021 @06:17AM (#27782210)
Eeepc 901.

Great little machine :)

I added a 64GB drive to mine, increased the RAM to the max supported (2GB? 4GB?) and used it for years with Debian, after running it as a hackintosh for a while.

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