[sclug] Acer Aspire One

[Tom Carbert-Allen]

http://hackaday.com/2008/10/29/aspire-one-3g-hack/

Or you could just mod an internal USB port like sane people....I put a 
USB hub inside an EEE for 3G and additional Ethernet, a LOT less 
soldering...

What I couldn't find was cheap 3g booster antenna's in the UK, anyone?

TCA

Scott Rixon wrote:
> Nope.. No 3G yet
>
> On Fri, 2008-10-24 at 08:45 +0100, Stuart Ward wrote:
>   
>> Have these got the 3G modem in them yet?
>>
>> -- Stuart Ward M +44 7782325143
>>
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Oct 23, 2008 at 11:14 PM, David Rice <dave at ricey.co.uk> wrote:
>>     
>>> Scott Rixon wrote:
>>>       
>>>> Anyone have one? We got on on test in the office today, I got my mits on
>>>> it for all of 5 mins :(
>>>>
>>>> It looks quite swish. Boots in no time. Has basic apps. A complete Linux
>>>> noob got it on our Wi-Fi and configured Firefox for the proxy.
>>>>
>>>> I have read about Ubuntu Remix, which sounds like more the OS I would
>>>> want to load.
>>>>
>>>> I have been asked about a TS client, which I said was easy.. But what
>>>> Linux is it running now? Is there some kind of package management and
>>>> repository of other software?
>>>>
>>>> Might get my hands on in next week for a run down..
>>>>
>>>> Cheers,
>>>> Scott
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>         
>>> Yes I have one too, it's great.
>>>
>>> I've currently got Ubuntu 8.10 beta on it and it runs super.
>>>
>>> I have put another 512mb of ram in to make it a bit smoother - it was fiddly
>>> (you have to take it to bits) but not that hard.
>>>
>>> cheers
>>>
>>>       
>>     
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