http://mschnlnine.vo.llnwd.net/d1/Dev/App_Themes/C9/images/feedimage.pnghttp://channel9.msdn.com/forums/Coffeehouse/426059-98-Linux-laptop/$98 Linux laptophttp://channel9.msdn.com/forums/Coffeehouse/426059-98-Linux-laptop/en-usThu, 11 Sep 2008 14:33:45 GMTThu, 11 Sep 2008 14:33:45 GMTEvNet (EvNet, Version=1.0.3608.3122, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null)That is true, but it is much less geeky than the binary translator approach.<br>http://channel9.msdn.com/forums/Coffeehouse/426059-98-Linux-laptop/?CommentID=427058Thu, 11 Sep 2008 14:33:45 GMThttp://channel9.msdn.com/forums/Coffeehouse/426059-98-Linux-laptop/?CommentID=4270580http://channel9.msdn.com/427058/WebViewBug.aspx?EVT=0That is true, but it is much less geeky than the binary translator approach.Shining Arcanine0http://channel9.msdn.com/427058/Trackback.aspxThat binary translator is an idea :D&nbsp;<BR>but I don't have the IA32 version of Windows&nbsp;and I'm sure an old P3 notebook for 50 bucks from eBay is faster (and doesn't need this conversion)http://channel9.msdn.com/forums/Coffeehouse/426059-98-Linux-laptop/?CommentID=426157Sat, 06 Sep 2008 21:19:22 GMThttp://channel9.msdn.com/forums/Coffeehouse/426059-98-Linux-laptop/?CommentID=4261570http://channel9.msdn.com/426157/WebViewBug.aspx?EVT=0That binary translator is an idea :D&nbsp;but I don't have the IA32 version of Windows&nbsp;and I'm sure an old P3 notebook for 50 bucks from eBay is faster (and doesn't need this conversion)Dorian Muthig0http://channel9.msdn.com/426157/Trackback.aspxI may buy one and slap gNewSense on it.<br>http://channel9.msdn.com/forums/Coffeehouse/426059-98-Linux-laptop/?CommentID=426152Sat, 06 Sep 2008 20:56:02 GMThttp://channel9.msdn.com/forums/Coffeehouse/426059-98-Linux-laptop/?CommentID=4261520http://channel9.msdn.com/426152/WebViewBug.aspx?EVT=0I may buy one and slap gNewSense on it.corona_coder0http://channel9.msdn.com/426152/Trackback.aspxIf he is really geeky, he could create a binary translator that he would then apply to all of Windows executable and library files (including those in .cab files) to get a MIPS version of Windows from the standard IA-32 version of Windows.<br><br>Patching it would be a pain. Installing software would be equally painful. Drivers would also be an issue, but I suppose he could always write his own using the linux drivers as a guide. <br><br>I imagine a job offer from Microsoft would soon follow if he went ahead with this and posted about it on the internet.<br>http://channel9.msdn.com/forums/Coffeehouse/426059-98-Linux-laptop/?CommentID=426077Sat, 06 Sep 2008 09:36:07 GMThttp://channel9.msdn.com/forums/Coffeehouse/426059-98-Linux-laptop/?CommentID=4260770http://channel9.msdn.com/426077/WebViewBug.aspx?EVT=0If he is really geeky, he could create a binary translator that he would then apply to all of Windows executable and library files (including those in .cab files) to get a MIPS version of Windows from the standard IA-32 version of Windows.Patching it would be a pain. Installing software would be&#8230;Shining Arcanine0http://channel9.msdn.com/426077/Trackback.aspxfix'd :)<br>http://channel9.msdn.com/forums/Coffeehouse/426059-98-Linux-laptop/?CommentID=426076Sat, 06 Sep 2008 08:59:26 GMThttp://channel9.msdn.com/forums/Coffeehouse/426059-98-Linux-laptop/?CommentID=4260760http://channel9.msdn.com/426076/WebViewBug.aspx?EVT=0fix'd :)Bass0http://channel9.msdn.com/426076/Trackback.aspxNT 4.0 and current versions of CE run on MIPS.http://channel9.msdn.com/forums/Coffeehouse/426059-98-Linux-laptop/?CommentID=426073Sat, 06 Sep 2008 08:46:15 GMThttp://channel9.msdn.com/forums/Coffeehouse/426059-98-Linux-laptop/?CommentID=4260730http://channel9.msdn.com/426073/WebViewBug.aspx?EVT=0NT 4.0 and current versions of CE run on MIPS.kettch0http://channel9.msdn.com/426073/Trackback.aspxYeah, Good luck with that. (Windows XP doesn't run on MIPS processors)<br>http://channel9.msdn.com/forums/Coffeehouse/426059-98-Linux-laptop/?CommentID=426072Sat, 06 Sep 2008 08:41:47 GMThttp://channel9.msdn.com/forums/Coffeehouse/426059-98-Linux-laptop/?CommentID=4260720http://channel9.msdn.com/426072/WebViewBug.aspx?EVT=0Yeah, Good luck with that. (Windows XP doesn't run on MIPS processors)Bass0http://channel9.msdn.com/426072/Trackback.aspxSeems nice! I would slap an XPlite on this thing and use it a thin client. whooh.http://channel9.msdn.com/forums/Coffeehouse/426059-98-Linux-laptop/?CommentID=426068Sat, 06 Sep 2008 08:29:42 GMThttp://channel9.msdn.com/forums/Coffeehouse/426059-98-Linux-laptop/?CommentID=4260680http://channel9.msdn.com/426068/WebViewBug.aspx?EVT=0Seems nice! I would slap an XPlite on this thing and use it a thin client. whooh.turrican0http://channel9.msdn.com/426068/Trackback.aspxWhere do you buy this thing?<br>http://channel9.msdn.com/forums/Coffeehouse/426059-98-Linux-laptop/?CommentID=426062Sat, 06 Sep 2008 05:29:49 GMThttp://channel9.msdn.com/forums/Coffeehouse/426059-98-Linux-laptop/?CommentID=4260620http://channel9.msdn.com/426062/WebViewBug.aspx?EVT=0Where do you buy this thing?Bass0http://channel9.msdn.com/426062/Trackback.aspx