From: Digest To: "OS/2GenAu Digest" Date: Wed, 25 Feb 2009 00:00:25 AET-10EDT,10,1,0,7200,4,1,0,7200,3600 Subject: [os2genau_digest] No. 1791 Reply-To: X-List-Unsubscribe: www.os2site.com/list/ ************************************************** Tuesday 24 February 2009 Number 1791 ************************************************** Subjects for today 1 Re: Possible cheap, small eCS system : Ed Durrant **= Email 1 ==========================** Date: Tue, 24 Feb 2009 07:35:19 +1100 From: Ed Durrant Subject: Re: Possible cheap, small eCS system Mike O'Connor wrote: > Ed Durrant wrote: >> Anyone looking for a cheap, albeit low powered system for >> eComStation, might want to take a look at this - if it's based on >> the board out of the EeePC Netbook (which I think it is) we've >> already got all components working with eCS. >> >> >> http://www.shoppingsquare dot com dot au/p_5064_ASUS_Eee_Box_PC_System_Windows_XP_Home_Edn_Black_202 >> >> >> Cheers/2 >> >> Ed. > Hi Ed, > > And it has the 7-second-boot Express Gate (Linux) included too! > Very good price including the monitor! > > Regards, > Mike > I'm not sure if the Express gate on this model is the embedded Linux solution as it says, chose your preferred browser (which infers IE or FF) and it's ONLY available on the Windows XP Home version of the system, which makes it sound more like a hibernation/restore type of option. I wonder if this feature would still work after installing eCS (probably as a second OS) and some kind of boot manager on the system - I suspect Express Gate may stop working. A bit of a "gotchya" on the price is postage and handling - an additional $79 in my case (possibly more in yours). However comparing this set up to the equivalent ASUS netbook, it is still a good price. Very tempted ..... Cheers/2 Ed. -------------------------------------------------- http://www./melbpc/ - The Melbourne OS/2 SIG ===