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On Wed, Dec 29, 2010 at 12:33 PM, Grant Sewell <dcglug@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Wed, 29 Dec 2010 12:23:42 +0000 > Roland Tarver wrote: > >> http://www.efytimes.com/e1/fullnews.asp?edid=56292 >> >> Apple started a revolution in the beginning of the year by launching >> its iOS tablet iPad and soon the space was filled with Android tablets >> cropping from all across the globe. The latest news of a new tablet >> comes from the far east but there is a catch, it is neither powered on >> iOS nor on Android but on the Linux OS Ubuntu. The tablet is rumoured >> to hit the market in early 2011. It was revealed by Gizchina's Andrew >> Sykes, "A new Linux powered tablet is on it's way!" ..... >> >> That has surely got to help get linux into the main stream? >> >> Roly :-) > > I've just bought myself a shiny 10" Android tablet... just researching > how to get something like Debian onto it now. ;) > > Grant. Ooo - smart. Let us know how you get on. Do you think tablets will become the norm for mobile computing?; are they a passing fad? or will they just be another option after they have become well established? Not sure I fancy a computer without a real keyboard. roly :-) -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/listfaq