Thursday, September 27, 2012

Netbook Uses


This Craigslist ad that humoured so much that I'm posting about it. This guy's selling an old, kind-of working netbook, and he lists several potential uses for it. Pay special attention to the last one.

Ad Link:

And because the link will eventually be removed, a facsimile:

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asus netbook/portable desktop eee pc 900HD - $50 (south hills)


Date: 2012-09-15, 3:07AM EDT
 tncrp-3273024903@sale.craigslist.org [Errors when replying to ads?]

asus 900hd eee pc

potentially:

web-only kiosk
security camera (built-in webcam)
streaming movie server
moving picture frame
sad and porous dinner plate

built-in keyboard has several bad keys, requires plugging in a keyboard ... everything else works ... plug in a monitor and mouse too and you have a tiny portable desktop.

has license for Win XP Home

currently installed very latest xubuntu 12.04 -- speedy operating system for web browsing, media stuff on a smaller machine -- better than XP Home

250 Gigabyte hard drive (upgrade)

2 gigs RAM (upgrade... 240-pin DDR, i think)

please include your phone number ... or somehow prove you're human. 


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