Mark Fraser wrote: > On Wednesday 23 September 2009 16:19:44 Rob Beard wrote: > >> Mark Fraser wrote: >> >>> On Wednesday 23 September 2009 15:53:52 Gordon wrote: >>> >>>> Mark Fraser wrote: >>>> >>>>> I'm intending on setting my sister up with a netbook running UNR 9.04 >>>>> for use with Orange mobile broadband. Is there an application - >>>>> preferably one which will sit in the bar at the top - and notify her of >>>>> her usage? >>>>> >>>> Not an answer but a question - does Orange Mobile BB work in 9.04? (Got >>>> a Tosh NB100 running 9.04 myself...) >>>> >>> Yes, it does - I've had it running on a Tosh NB100 running 9.10a6 though >>> - I've also had success with O2's stick too after changing the connection >>> details. >>> >>> Doesn't look like there's many of the original NB100s around as I've had >>> to buy a reconditioned one from Comet as my local store had one left on >>> display sans battery. >>> >> Ahh yeah Comet have a habit of doing that. When I bought my Acer Aspire >> 2920 it was an ex-demo model without the battery. Luckily they paid for >> a replacement battery and gave me £50 off. >> >> I keep seeing Windows Tosh netbooks advertised at Aria.co.uk for about >> £200, shame that they don't appear to do the Linux based ones anymore as >> at £200 even I'd be tempted. >> > > No the NB100-11R models which were the Ubuntu ones are now discontinued, the > NB200 series are Windows only and I don't think Ubuntu will run on them yet. > The ones Aria have are NB100-12R, I presume they're the Windows versions and being sold off due to the NB200 coming out.
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