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sinclair zx spectrum 8-bit micro computer gets modern makeover as linux pc
technabob.com - 4/16/2009
sinclair zx spectrum 8-bit micro computer gets modern makeover as linux pc
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A few months back, I reported on a guy who turned his old Sinclair ZX81 computer into a PC . When I wrote that post I was convinced that there would be no way that anyone could cram a modern PC into the even more minuscule Sinclair ZX Spectrum . But after Technabob reader Brian Smith read my ...

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Retro Thing:  Modding A Sinclair ZX Spectrum To Run Linux

reuters.com - 4/17/2009
Taiwan's Asustek to use Linux in new smartphone | Markets | Markets News
— reuters.com — TAIPEI/HELSINKI, April 17 (Reuters) - Netbook PC pioneer Asustek ( 2357.TW ) will use a Linux-based operating system in one of its first two smartphones, a senior company official said on Friday, in a boost for the system's developer. Both ... (more) Taiwan's Asustek to use Linux in new smartphone | ...

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Microsoft asks just $15 for each XP netbook
electronista.com - 4/20/2009
Microsoft asks just $15 for each XP netbook
— electronista.com — Microsoft's determination to wrest control of netbooks from Linux has seen it drop the bulk price of Windows XP for the systems to under $15 per copy, according to a leak from an unnamed source. Although Microsoft has never publicly disclosed its ... (more) Microsoft asks just $15 for each XP netbook

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blogs.computerworld.com - 4/23/2009
When did you first use Linux?
— blogs.computerworld.com — At the recently concluded Linux Foundation Summit in San Francisco, some Foundation staffers asked several people when they started with Linux, which lead me to the same question. read more (more) When did you first use Linux?

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Modding A Sinclair ZX Spectrum To Run Linux
Retro Thing — ... a shot of the newly hacked Spectrum on the left, alongside an unmangled original. Smith even managed to get the interface ports to line up with existing holes in the case, although there's a 4 port Kensington USB hub where the expansion slot used to be. In the end, the daft jokester couldn't resist installing a Spectrum emulator on his spiffy new machine, which somewhat undermined the point of the whole exercise. ZX Spectrum Upgrade Photos [flickr via Technabob] ...

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