[nzlug] have you seen this: linutop

[Daniel Pittman]

Simon Bridge <simonbridge at ihug.co.nz> writes:

> http://www.linutop.com/linutop2/index.en.html
> ... I saw it earlier in a mag but thought it was one of those
> experimental things like the gumstick. I ran into it again - forgot what
> I was looking for.
>
> Its a desktop fat client about the size of a paperback, runs a very
> minimal Ubuntu off a 1GiB flash drive - but extendable.
>
> The site claims "high definition" but I'm finding that hard to believe
> in that form-factor/power. Are there any in NZ?

Given that a display resolution of 1024x768 or higher is considered
"High Definition" this really isn't such a stretch: my Pentium 133 back
in 1995 had a high definition display. ;)

Regards,
        Daniel

1280x702 isn't much of a stretch for the video cards of 1995 either, and
1280x720 is hardly pushing a modern system.