Maxed-out at Robert Pogson

The tiny PC is taking the world by storm. Even Intel cannot keep up with demand for the Atom. “Asustek Computer president Jerry Shen last month said the battery shortage would ease in July, but the shortages of the Atom processors could persist through September“. These things are ideal for newbies in the emerging markets with GNU/Linux. At this rate OEMs will soon realize that M$ is holding them back in the areas of growth. XP is a lot more expensive than GNU/Linux to install and margin is critical on these low-cost machines.

I would have orders in for a couple now but a decent notebook was forced on me by a relative. With my Fujitsu keyboard and laser mouse attached, it is quite usable. I was planning to use a low-end machine as a presenter and a terminal to my LTSP machine. It’s all good.

My Mission

My observations and opinions about IT are based on 40 years of use in science and technology and lately, in education. I like IT that is fast, cost-effective and reliable. I do not care whether my solution is the same as yours. I like to think for myself.

My first use of GNU/Linux in 2001 was so remarkably better than what I had been using, I feel it is important work to share GNU/Linux with the world. I have been blessed by working in schools where students and school systems have benefited by good, modular software easily installed in most systems.

I have shown GNU/Linux to thousands of students and hundreds of teachers over the years and will continue in some way doing that until I die in spite of the opposition.