"AJL" <55@fakeaddress.com> wrote in message
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> "Ralph Mowery" <rmowery28146@earthlink.net> wrote:
>
>>you match the computer system to the job and the
>>netbooks just dont need much for what they are designed for .
>
> More AJL predictions:
>
> Current netbooks will continue to morph into cheap tiny powerful full
> service laptops. (The horsepower race.)
>
> But the *real* 'net' books are coming soon. They will be much cheaper
> than current netbooks. They will be instant on, wireless, and have a
> simple non-MS OS. They will have basic applications but rely more on
> cloud computing. They will have no separate drives but rather use a
> working and flash RAM. And perhaps one proprietary port with dongle
> adaptors for current peripherals.
>
> Something like my Palm TX on steroids.... ;)

Then I will not be buying one thats for sure. To be able to run normal
mainstream software is a must for me.

Pete