James Brewer wrote:
        > Paul,
        > I have one.  Let me know what you want me to try.  I haven't had
       a chance to wring it out yet
        > but it should do most of the things you want.  Lots of hacks on
       the internet for it.  I'm a dealer and
        > everyone that has seen it loves it.  The two cons have been small
       screen and the small keys (guys).
        > The video camera is low res but there are lots of add-ons via
       USB.  Of course, the MS weenies want to
        > load WinXP.
        >
        > Jim Brewer
        >

       Great! Good news.
       Is the 8 gig version available from you yet? I just went to Best
   Buys
       and they did not have it in stock.

       Try logging on my web site http://www.rotaryeng.net
       and Scroll down to the videos.
       See which ones work as there is a variety of video formats on there.


       I notice it has a VGA connector on the back so try it with a larger
       monitor. I need that feature when I give forums at air shows as I
       connect
       it to a projector. Does Asus have a larger note book with Linux
       pre installed?  Money or size is not the issue here. Getting Linux
       to work
       with all video formats and other features has been my main problem.

       I also need a USB plug in box that uses cell phone type wireless so
       I can
       access the Internet from anywhere not limited to hotels or
   coffee shops.

       Small size is nice but I could tolerate something a bit bigger if
       the key board was full size.

       Windows is totally out of the question for me.

       Paul Lamar ...No rotor no motor.

   Unless someone knows better, the unit will have to include a Windows OS
   to run moving map gps software- I don?t know of anyone who has a Linix
   version available (ie, AnywhereMap or ApicMap).  It should accept
   a mobile gps through the USB port.
   Mike Parker


You can run WinXP on the Asus EEE..  (sorry Paul)

Then again, there's gpsdrive for linux:

http://www.gpsdrive.de/index.shtml

with Open-streetmap

http://www.openstreetmap.org/

Not aviation oriented and not like having a Garmin396, but still pretty
impressive.


Linux has a "u"..  :)

Matt-

I don't care what you do with it :)