[Info-vax] OT: For Mr VAXman: Microsoft racist gaffe !

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In article <4a96ad83$0$601$c5fe31e7 at read01.usenet4all.se>, Mike Rechtman <mike at rechtman.com> writes:
>VAXman- @SendSpamHere.ORG wrote:
>> In article <t%vlm.14280$ze1.12959 at news-server.bigpond.net.au>, "Tim E. Sneddon" <tim.sneddon at bigpond.com> writes:
>>> VAXman- @SendSpamHere.ORG wrote:
>>>> In article <slrnh9cq9u.u38.BRAD at rabbit.turquoisewitch.com>, BRAD at rabbit.turquoisewitch.com () writes:
>>>>> In article <00441a0f$0$22429$c3e8da3 at news.astraweb.com>, JF Mezei wrote:
>>>>>> http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8221896.stm
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Basically, Microsoft had an ad featuring 3 people, one of them with
>>>>>> black skin, but in Poland, they photoshopped the black head and put in a
>>>>>> white person's head, (but forgot to change the black skinned hands !).
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Since Mr Vaxman's opinion of Microsoft is well known, I figured he would
>>>>>> get a smile out of this Microsoft gaffe.
>>>>> And what about the laptop on the desk in the photo; awfully white, isn't it? 
>>>>> One can imagine that it's really an iBook, with the Apple logo Photoshopped
>>>>> out.
>>>> Judging by the look of ports on its left, I'd conclude that it *IS* a Mac.
>>>> However, Macs will run WEENDOZE but why the fuck anyone would is beyond my
>>>> powers of human comprehension.
>>>>
>>>> I took notice yesterday while out and about that there are some of these
>>>> small NetBooks now being sold with Linux!  The ASUS Eee PC was one I saw
>>>> in my travels.  I liked it too as there was no evil M$ WEENDOZE swastika
>>>> on its keyboard. :)  The small floor sample was only a mockup.  I wasn't
>>>> able to discern which distribution of Linux was installed.  
>>> I've seen those around too.  They are quite reasonably priced.  According
>>> to Wikipedia the distribution is Xandros.
>>>
>>>     http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ASUS_Eee_PC#Software
>> 
>> I wonder how easy it would be to get other Distros to install and boot
>> on one of those.  I didn't see a CD/DVD on the one I saw on the shelf,
>> to an external CD/DVD or a USB thumbdrive would be needed to get some
>> other distro loaded.  I can't afford to lay out $200 just for a toy to
>> check it out though.
>> 
>You can put a "Live" system on a USB memory stick, boot from that and 
>try out Ubuntu (in a version called Network Remix) without affecting the 
>contents of your hard disk or SSD. I've done this on an Acer Aspire One 
>and it works like a charm.
>Have a look at  http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/download-netbook
>
>Lots of info on the net; Google for "ubuntu UNR"

Yeah Mike, I'm a big Ubuntu fan and I knew about this.  I'd like to see
it in action on one of these but I just can't justify the price of one.


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