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Re: Programming on an Asus Eee PC
I have been doing some moderately extensive research into the Eee pc as I am planning on replacing my Macbook with one. I bought a first generation Macbook that has been riddled with problems.

Eee pcs run a customized, tabbed version of Xandros, which through a few command line tricks you can get straight to the desktop. My father has been successful in running Xubuntu (Ubuntu using the Xfce desktop manager) and it is quite a little machine.

If you are looking to run XP either buy the xp dedicated machine where microsoft will sell you a copy for $40, or if you are daring try out ReactOS, a binary compatible with windows. It is still alpha however.

Mid 08, or actually within the month if I am not mistaken is when the refresh the Eee pc line with 8.9 inch screens, 20gb ssd for the linux and 12 gb ssd for the windows version.
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