[SLUG] [ot] New CleanTech group formed @ Parramatta

2009-04-22 Thread Richard Hayes
Dear list, Sorry to post off-topic but there is a new Cleantech Industry cluster being formed at Parramatta with the Dept of State and Regional Development next Wednesday. Any software that can help the with energy demand management is very popular with the government at the moment and

RE: [SLUG] Re: New Install Advice

2009-04-22 Thread Meijer, Luke
My money is on the machine having SD RAM Generous offer none the less. Luke -Original Message- From: slug-boun...@slug.org.au [mailto:slug-boun...@slug.org.au] On Behalf Of elliott-brennan Sent: Wednesday, 22 April 2009 1:01 PM To: slug@slug.org.au; tes...@gmail.com Subject: [SLUG] Re:

[SLUG] Linux netbook?

2009-04-22 Thread Danny Yee
Does any vendor in Australia sell Linux netbooks? The only one I can find is the original 7 Asus EeePC - everything else seems to be XP. Dell in the US or UK will happily configure me a Mini 9 with Ubuntu, but Dell Australia doesn't offer that as an option. Danny.

Re: [SLUG] Linux netbook?

2009-04-22 Thread Marghanita da Cruz
Guessing, you've just subscribed to the list...see recent discussion in archive: [SLUG] Laptops with Linux pre-installed? http://lists.slug.org.au/archives/slug/2009/04/msg00157.html Marghanita Danny Yee wrote: Does any vendor in Australia sell Linux netbooks? The only one I can find is the

Re: [SLUG] Linux netbook?

2009-04-22 Thread Henare Degan
On Wed, Apr 22, 2009 at 22:44, Danny Yee da...@anatomy.usyd.edu.au wrote: Does any vendor in Australia sell Linux netbooks?  The only one I can find is the original 7 Asus EeePC - everything else seems to be XP. What kind of netbook are you looking for Danny? I did a search on a price

Re: [SLUG] Linux netbook?

2009-04-22 Thread Rev Simon Rumble
This one time, at band camp, Danny Yee wrote: Does any vendor in Australia sell Linux netbooks? The only one I can find is the original 7 Asus EeePC - everything else seems to be XP. Dell in the US or UK will happily configure me a Mini 9 with Ubuntu, but Dell Australia doesn't offer that

[SLUG] Re: Linux netbook?

2009-04-22 Thread Rob Weir
On 22 Apr 2009, Danny Yee wrote: Does any vendor in Australia sell Linux netbooks? The only one I can find is the original 7 Asus EeePC - everything else seems to be XP. At least the EeePC 901 and the Aspire One are available with Linux (I bought my Aspire One from OfficeWorks, Linux EeePCs

Re: [SLUG] Linux netbook?

2009-04-22 Thread Danny Yee
Henare Degan wrote: What kind of netbook are you looking for Danny? I did a search on a price comparison site[0] and that returned results for Acer Aspire Ones[1], 9 eeePCs[2], etc. Thanks! Those are useful comparison sites, though some of their information is out of date (or the vendors are

Re: [SLUG] Linux netbook?

2009-04-22 Thread Dean Hamstead
the kogan looks really good. i would like to know the sound and network chipsets though. chances are intel or realtek sound, and broadcom or realtek network. the intel video is properly supported by x, although its far from a power house. Dean Rev Simon Rumble wrote: This one time, at