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Also, (for the group) check out the new Asus Eee PC coming out for $199:
http://www.asus.com/news_show.aspx?id=7317
http://www.hothardware.com/Articles/Hands_on_with_the_ASUS_Eee/

It is a SUBNOTEBOOK, but is a full-fledged PC (it can run WinXP).  It
has no hard drive, but instead uses flash-based memory for a hard drive.
It boots in about 15 seconds.  Now this is ULTRA portable!

These should come out within a month.  If they stick to the $199 price,
I am DEFINITELY getting one right away.  Great laptop for the BitScope,
right?

Thanks again for the writeup, Doc.

-Vince Orton

Wow! I think you are wrong on the operating system Vince.
It runs Linux. See the attached jpg. I'll buy one as soon as they are
available.
I am a little disappointed it is not wireless. It is perfect for a cockpit
engine parameter display and or running moving map software. Hard drives
don't do well at high altitudes. It will interface to a PICAXE directly
using terminal software built into Linux.

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