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Re: [LUG] Debian on an Acer Aspire One ...

 

On Mon, 02 Feb 2009 09:25:35 +0000
Rob Beard <rob@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> On 02/02/2009 08:28, Ray Smith wrote:
> > In the last few days I have discovered I can not just browse the web
> > and check email but watch freeview TV, catch up with iplayer in
> > wetherspoons over breakfast.
> > Watch Tv shows and movies ripped from DVD without dropping frames.
> > Access all my network files. Have my entire music and video library
> > on tap. Play openarena, chromium,pingus and tuxracer and other 3D
> > games better than I imagined possible with this device.
> > And the best discovery I made being a retro addict was that mupen64
> > played my N64 games brilliantly !
> >
> >    
> Sounds good.  I'd be interested to know what the VMWare or Virtual
> Box performance is like on one of these Aspire Ones.  

VMware was pretty slow to be honest. I justwanted to know that it would
work. I will probably try virtual box in the next couple of days.
According to the LXF article it's not so resource hungry.
> 
> I bet something like the Aspire One would be perfect for emulation
> too, just small enough to carry around in a bag and big enough screen
> to enjoy the games without squinting (fellow retro addict here too).
> 
> Rob
> 
> 

Absolutely right. As I said up top, Nintendo 64 emulation is superb with
mupen.
Fuse is good for spectrum emulation and good old snes9x is great too.

Just discovered Claws mail is a good alternative to evolution under
ubuntu with this device too.

Ray

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