Just a quick update. I have been using my Microclient with Xubuntu 7.10 as my main computer at home. I did some fairly intensive GIMP image editing the other day, no problems!
I’m still looking to use the MicroClient as something along the lines of a media box (mainly for music). I’m looking for a very [...]
Filed under: hardware, linux, news, norhtec microclient, software, xubuntu | Tagged: distribution, GIMP, linux, media, microclient, mp3, norhtec microclient, xubuntu | 1 Comment »
So for the last couple of days I have been preparing and installing Xubuntu 7.10 on my MicroClient Sr.
I had a similar idea to Nicolas314 over on the forum in that I planned to install by using a USB key, because the MicroClient doesn’t have an optical drive. The basic idea of this process is [...]
Filed under: hardware, news, norhtec microclient, software, xubuntu | Tagged: microclient, linux, norhtec, xubuntu, norhtec microclient, microclient sr., xubuntu install, usb, openchrome, video driver, VESA, compact flash, install | 12 Comments »
I have started this blog to document my purchase and subsequent use of a small form-factor (SFF) computer called the MicroClient Sr.
Made by Thailand-based Norhtec, the MicroClient Sr. is the higher powered descendent of the popular MicroClient Jr. machine.
The MicroClient Sr. features a 500Mhz ULV (Ultra Low Voltage) processor from Via and 512MB of RAM. [...]
Filed under: hardware, news, norhtec microclient | Tagged: computer, damn small linux, dsl, green computing, hardware, linux, microclient, norhtec, pc, puppy linux, sff, small form factor, ubuntu, xubuntu | 8 Comments »
