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ASUS 1015PX With Ubuntu GNU/Linux

Published by Robert Pogson May 12th, 2012 in technology. 88 Comments

I noticed a post about an ASUS netbook with Ubuntu GNU/Linux and was curious where it was sold.

Using Google search with

asus 1015px blk003U found 790 hits
asus 1015px blk003U site:.it found 430 hits
asus 1015px blk003U site:.br found 4 hits
asus 1015px blk003U site:.com found 299 hits most of which are from Italy or about the product being sold in Italy.

So, GNU/Linux on netbooks is not dead, just localized… Anticipating claims of “old stock” I looked up this message about interpreting the serial number. The first character is the last digit of the year and the second character is the hex month (1-C). So, this unit starting with “C1″ was made in 2012-01.

- Robert Pogson

My Mission

My observations and opinions about IT are based on 40 years of use in science and technology and lately, in education. I like IT that is fast, cost-effective and reliable. I do not care whether my solution is the same as yours. I like to think for myself.

My first use of GNU/Linux in 2001 was so remarkably better than what I had been using, I feel it is important work to share GNU/Linux with the world. I have been blessed by working in schools where students and school systems have benefited by good, modular software easily installed in most systems.

I have shown GNU/Linux to thousands of students and hundreds of teachers over the years and will continue in some way doing that until I die in spite of the opposition.