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Submission + - Solid-State Notebook has Full Linux OS Detailed (pcper.com)

Submitted by

Vigile

on Tuesday October 30, 2007 @01:05PM

Vigile writes: "The Asus Eee PC 701 is a solid-state hard drive notebook computer that uses a custom Linux operating system that boots in about 15 seconds. Though the hard drive is only 4GB, thanks to not relying on any Windows OS there is more than enough space for the applications necessary for most mobile users. The hardware features a small 7" LCD screen with an 800x480 resolution, Celeron-M 900 MHz CPU, 512MB of system memory and an integrated webcam and microphone all at just about 2 lbs. A full review of the Eee PC 701 is now available that details the functionality of the hardware in general as well as showing 100+ screenshots of the custom Linux OS."

Submission + - Supercomputer Simulates Mouse Brain

Submitted by

ougouferay

on Friday April 27, 2007 @09:01PM

ougouferay writes: "The BBC is reporting that a team of researchers from the IBM Almaden Research Lab and the University of Nevada have used a BlueGene L supercomputer to model a mouse brain consisting of 8000 neurons and 6300 synapses.

The team have reported observing "biologically consistent dynamical properties", neurons form spontaneously into groups and synapses firing in ways similar to patterns seen in nature."

Submission + - OLPC will be able to run windows operating system

Submitted by andres32a on Friday April 27, 2007 @08:08PM

andres32a writes: In a perfect example of "Microsoft's ability to muscle into every niche of computing in every developing marketplace" Nicolas Negroponte has annouced that 100 dollar (175 actually) laptop will be able to run windows. It seems that microsoft is Taking On the OLPC by planning to hijack it.

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