dom wrote:I installed UAE under xubuntu (with "apt-get install uae") and loaded lemmings with very few problems (the sound only seems to work in 8-bit "accurate" mode, and I had to change the game port to have the mouse on port 0, but it runs Lemmings no problem.
It slows down a little with the sound enabled, but it's about twice normal speed with the sound off
Dom
Need sound on the app I'll be loading into UAE, but it's a very small prog, not needing much power, so should be okay.
Might wait for the new spec models to come out though.
I did a lot of UAE 'testing' last summer, laptop wise I found that a PIII-M 800mhz was the bare minimum for Super Stardust AGA with everything set to high/accurate etc. Video card made a big difference too and the machine in question was based on an 8mb ATI RAGE Pro LT or something.
For A500 ie OCS/ECS stuff 600Mhz-ish was ok again with high quality sound and all chipset features accurately emulated.
These were ofcourse with Win XP and the machines only had 256Mb of RAM. Maybe running WinUAE via XP on it would have less of a hard time given the specs of the EEE PC? Interesting anyway.
OS X would be nice to have on an EEE PC, would want to give that a try too
my Eee has a little square of what looks like 4 dead pixels towards the bottom right of the screen. I imagine this won't be enough to qualify for it being replaced/repaired, although I'll give them a call on Monday just in case.
Not quite the excuse I was looking for to upgrade...
[edit: it could be dust on the inside, but I was hoping not to have to take it apart...]
OMG (or oligodendrocyte myelin glycoprotein) is a molecule found in your central nervous system.
dom wrote: my Eee has a little square of what looks like 4 dead pixels towards the bottom right of the screen. I imagine this won't be enough to qualify for it being replaced/repaired, although I'll give them a call on Monday just in case.
Not quite the excuse I was looking for to upgrade...
[edit: it could be dust on the inside, but I was hoping not to have to take it apart...]
Ah bummer dude. I can't remember offhand if the EEE is a touchscreen. Touchscreen laptops always have dust in the screens, right pain so I don't buy them anymore. If they're still there when it's switched of definately not dead pixels though.
Interesting. I think I want something between the current iteration of the eeePC and a laptop, not something with lesser capabilities, but still it does look good for prices.
Will "One vs eeePC" become the new "Spectrum vs C64"?
"My way is the way of not fighting":- the book of Enter the Dragon.
The ONE has been specially designed to aid and encourage learning. The user-friendly unit comes with a
full software suite including a word processor, spreadsheet, scientific calculator, and an imaging and
graphics package. Linux is at the core of the ONE. This has not only massively reduced the cost and has
been a major factor in making the ONE available sub £100, but also corresponds with the governments
startegy on software interoperability. “I want to see young people access all sorts of software, to feel
confident with the use of open-source and proprietary software." Jim Knight MP.
A world without wires is achievable as the ONE allows you to connect to the internet wirelessly using
Wi-Fi. Stay in contact with family, friends and colleagues with eMail and instant messaging whilst being
mobile and independent.
But its not all about being serious! The ONE has a multimedia player to play MP3s through the onboard
speakers or out to headphones. The ONE’s wireless music server even means you can share your music
wirelessly with your friends.
Ultra Portable and Tough
The ONE is ultra portable, weighing in at less than a kilo. Its small form factor means that it easily slips
into a school bag whilst still having a fully qwerty keyboard. Its battery pack gives around 3 hours of use,
in the classroom, playground, on the bus or just at home; the ONE lets you bring your digital world with
you wherever you go. With a hard-wearing case, flash based hard drive and no moving components the
ONE is designed to withstand the rigours of use by children.
The ONEunion
The ONEunion will be an online resource allowing users to download new and fresh content to
personalise their ONE. The ONEunion will feature artwork and music for download, opportunities to get
your own content added to the club as well as a range of competitions.
The ONE will also have an secure online presence to bring ONE users together to chat and integrate with
each other, but also to get support and discuss personal issues (eg bullying) they may have. Seeking
support from with their online peers via the remoteness of the internet will offer an outlet that cant be
provided by family, friend or school staff.
Times Online wrote:And it all runs on an ageing chip that was designed before its target audience of seven-year-olds were even born.
Wonder what that means?
I've been trying to find somewhere with an EEEPc in stock for about a month now, with no luck (except for the occasional 2 gig Surf for mad prices). I think I'll probably leave it for a month or two and see if the v2 with the 8.9" screens appear, or if any interesting competitors come out.
"I am a very considerate person. If I want to go out all night on my miniature golf course and shoot lizards, well, no reason to keep the neighbours awake..."
At 99+VAT I would just HAVE to get hold of one. Christ, thats ultra impulse territory. Who cares about Linux on the desktop? Its Linux on the laptop that will bring Linux to the masses.
Kemper_Boyd wrote:Not a lot, the Pentium III M is getting on for seven years old.
I'd be delighted to see such a chip in a £99 machine.
I could cope with that too.
Kemper_Boyd wrote:Given the price point I'd expect it to be an ARM SoC, we'll see.
Ah, something else to port Dio's emulators to.
It'll be interesting to see if RISC-based SoCs can take some of the lower end of the PC market. If you're not running Windows it doesn't really matter what your CPU architecture is (and most users won't know or care), and such SoCs are cheap + compact + have very low power consumption. An increasing number of apps seem to be web-based or built on top of VMs nowadays anyway, so that's a further level of don't-care-it's-not-x86.
"I am a very considerate person. If I want to go out all night on my miniature golf course and shoot lizards, well, no reason to keep the neighbours awake..."
I still remember, with horror, the time when "Intel inside" (though I suspect that marketing effort took off later) meant a 8088 at 4.77 MHz. Would business look at an 8MHz machine, with more memory, better memory addressing, better graphics and a lower price? Not a chance, they "weren't compatible" even though in the things that actually mattered, they very easily could be.
"My way is the way of not fighting":- the book of Enter the Dragon.
my Eee has a little square of what looks like 4 dead pixels towards the bottom right of the screen. I imagine this won't be enough to qualify for it being replaced/repaired, although I'll give them a call on Monday just in case.
