Linux Trivia Translation-Small mobile pc"

The introduction of the "small mobile pc" "mentioned in the news. (The content on the Japanese news at that time)

Recently, a small mobile PC is often seen in a Japanese hypermarket. It's not only small and easy to carry, but also inexpensive. Moreover, the addition of power-saving functions allows the battery to work longer hours.

However, because the PC is small, it may not be suitable for long-time use.

According to the news, many of these small mobile PCs are installed Linux operating systems abroad. One reason is "cost reduction".

The PC, which became a "netbook" (netbook), was pioneered by an NPO known as the US, a project designed to provide children in developing countries with at least a cheap PC that can read Web pages and e-books.

The project is based on a "$ 100 pc" ", and it is hard to reach the" $100 "goal for now. (meaning the cost exceeds 100 dollars)

In this project, many vendors and vendors have joined the team to make small, inexpensive PCs. It is said that netbooks are also produced in this environment.

Netbooks are a new type of PC. In Japan, there are not many netbooks installed for Linux, but there are many projects related to the development of Linux OS for netbooks, and there are many netbooks that are installed in Linux abroad.

In the future, perhaps the netbook that installs Linux will be called another mainstream PC form.