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2009/1/25 Tom Potts <tompotts@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>: > Its an interesting looking toy but "The minibook comes with a version of > Linux pre installed on a chip inside the minibook. It is not possible to > remove, upgrade or re-install on this chip." could lead to security problems > later if there is a bug in the OS that gets exploited. > It's probably because the CPU is not intel x86 compatible. It's a MIPS-like device. As such you can't put Windows or many other Linux distros on it. There is of course debian mips, but as I understand it there are some issues with installing that on this device at the moment. Might be a fun device for a geek to play with, but I wouldn't inflict this on a friend. Cheers, Al. -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html