[Wylug-discuss] ...and eeePC

[Towle, William]

>= Peter Nix
> On 19 Dec 2007, at 16:11, Jim Jackson wrote:
> > On Wed, 19 Dec 2007, Nigel Metheringham wrote:
> >> On 19 Dec 2007, at 13:14, Jim Jackson wrote:

> >>> By the way what this mean
> >>>
> >>> Operating System           Linux
> >>>                           Windows XP compatible
> >>
> >>
> >> The provided OS is Linux based (a Lindows install).  They also  
> >> provide
> >> drivers for Windows XP, but you need to provide your own licensed
> >> install media (and a means to get it into the machine as it has no
> >> optical drive).  You will need to do magic to make XP install on  
> >> there
> >> due to the size of disk etc.
> >
> > Ah. I read it as Linux was Win XP comp. :-)
> 
> Suspect they're also hinting that it'll open and edit  the XP- 
> generated documents that are on yr memory stick or in yr mailbox.

  That, and Windows Media audio/video (hence the choice of Xandros
presumably). The default directories for the respective playback
applications contain example files (and means, happily, I can
finally ditch my disappointingly buggy mp3 player).

:)
Wills.