linux tablet pc efforts? (was RE: [ale] %#&!! Microsoft XP and eMachines)

[John Wells]

You bring up something I've been wondering about:

Are there any active projects to replace XP with Linux on these tablet pcs?

John

F. Grant Robertson said:
> At the moment, I'm not sure you'd want to.. as I don't think there are
> any drivers out for all the stuff the tablet's do (capacitive touch
> screen, or how ever that works..). However, might not be too long before
> those exist.
>
> As far as a laptop without XP, yes, you can find ones without it (w2k
> instead) but, you'll pay more.  I'm not aware of any shipping laptops
> that allow you to escape the Microsoft tax but, that doesn't mean they
> don't exist.  I've always found PCmall and DataComm Warehouse to offer
> the most options. There is also a place called "Deer Park" in New
> Jersey, I haven't dealt with them in a long time but, they were
> generally pretty good.
>
> -G
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ale-admin at ale.org [mailto:ale-admin at ale.org]On Behalf Of James P.
> Kinney III
> Sent: Friday, December 20, 2002 8:09 PM
> To: Atlanta Linux User Group (E-mail)
> Subject: RE: [ale] %#&!! Microsoft XP and eMachines
>
>
> I found that function. It is not very capable, it seems. But some things
> do seem to be working better.
>
> At some point, I will need to replace my laptop. It looks like they ALL
> come with XP. I wonder if I can order a M$ tablet PC with a blank hard
> drive?
>
> On Fri, 2002-12-20 at 19:32, F. Grant Robertson wrote:
>> Just a thought, have you tried the compatibility settings?  If you
>> right click an exe, then Properties, then the "Compatibility" tab, you
>> can set special compatibility options for older software (resolutions,
>> color depth, windows version). If you set this as admin, and then run
>> the app as a normal user, might that work?  Just a thought, if it's of
>> no use, sorry for the bandwidth.
>>
>> -G
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: ale-admin at ale.org [mailto:ale-admin at ale.org]On Behalf Of James
>> P. Kinney III
>> Sent: Friday, December 20, 2002 6:20 PM
>> To: Atlanta Linux User Group (E-mail)
>> Subject: Re: [ale] %#&!! Microsoft XP and eMachines
>>
>>
>> That would still involve the purchase of WinKServer, which is simply
>> not going to happen. And a dedicated machine to run it on. It's a hog.
>>
>> We finally dug up the old version CD. From 1998, it's all 16 bit
>> stuff. Guess what XP can't handle well?!?!
>>
>> That's right. The old 16 bit binaries. It requires that the user
>> running them have administrator status. That makes _NO_SENSE_. Why
>> would an older, more fragile application be running with elevated
>> privileges at all?!
>>
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