http://www.osnews.com/story/18227/A_Brief_Hands-on_with_the_Linux_Intel_Classmate_PC Exploring the Future of Computing en-us Copyright 2001-2013, David Adams adam+nospam@osnews.com Sat, 18 May 2013 11:54:44 GMT http://www.osnews.com/images/osnews.gif http://www.osnews.com http://www.osnews.com/thread?253949 http://www.osnews.com/thread?253949 but for impatient children who don't need Microsoft Word compatibility, perhaps KOffice would be a better solution

childeren who need Microsoft Word more likely aren't the targeted audience anyway. Mon, 09 Jul 2007 13:14:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (netpython) Comments http://www.osnews.com/thread?253975 http://www.osnews.com/thread?253975 "with customizations aimed at school-aged children."

Bill Gates might be able to use it? Mon, 09 Jul 2007 15:05:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (PhilB) Comments http://www.osnews.com/thread?253982 http://www.osnews.com/thread?253982 Interesting, but it seems a bit anemic compared to the Asus 701 (the Eee PC). Asus' comes with a 7" screen (and a 10" later this year), 4 / 8 / 16 GB flash storage, 512 MB RAM and 4 USB ports. I believe it runs on a modified version of Debian.

The classmate has the same size screen, but 1 GB storage, 256 MB RAM, 2 USB ports. Mon, 09 Jul 2007 15:33:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (bolomkxxviii) Comments http://www.osnews.com/thread?254037 http://www.osnews.com/thread?254037 What exactly do you expect for $200?

Dee dee dee!

This is not targeted at professionals. It's targeted at the demographic that used to spend recess playing Oregon Trail. Mon, 09 Jul 2007 18:13:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (bryanv) Comments http://www.osnews.com/thread?254041 http://www.osnews.com/thread?254041 The Asus 701 in base configuration has twice the memory, four times the storage and twice the USB ports for the same $200. No they are not targeting professionals with the classmate (or the Asus), but my personal opinion is the specs are too low even as a learning tool on the classmate. The small screen is fine for kids and the lack of optical drive shouldn't be a problem for the given task. The market will decide what format/price point is the winner, even in underdeveloped countries. Mon, 09 Jul 2007 18:24:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (bolomkxxviii) Comments