The Ultra Lightweight Laptop Champ?
Surfing for a way to connect my Libretto to my TV, I found a very usefull in-depth review of the U100 on
For thos of you who are interested, please follow this link:
Libretto L3 – To buy or not to buy?
I have the possibility to buy a Libretto L3 with 40 GB HDD, windows 2000, 600 mhz proc, 128MB memory, etc.
Is it worth buying it, and what should I pay for it.
Please advice me!
Linux on U100 – Fedora 9
Today I foound a very interesting link in my mailbox. That link, to Jethro Carr’s Toshiba Libretto u100 pages, offers you some general information about the U100.
Even more interesting is his very useful guide on how to install Fedora Linux 9 on your U100. Apparently there are some serious issues with WIFI, Bluetooth and CPU frequency scaling. Jethro does a great job with his well documented guide on compile a new kernel for your system.
Reading through his other pages, you will understand why he chose Fedora to be installed on his Libretto.
Libretto exit: NB105 it is!
On Electronista (Mexico) the new Toshiba netbook is shown to the world.
Unfortunately, Toshiba decided not to use the famous Libretto for their mini-laptop. The named it Satellite NB105. Why does almost every netbook supplier use 105 in its names?
From the specs, the Toshiba can be a EEE killer: a 1.6 Ghz Atom processor and a 120 GB HDD are pretty good specs for a netbook.
Please read more on Electronista
Toshiba Libretto Returns!
Because of Toshiba’s 20th notebook anniversary, Toshiba releases a new Libretto model: the U100 Wibro edition.
The Libretto U100 Wibro edition supports WiBro (duh) mobile broadband connectivity. IT has a 7.2-inch LED-backlit display. From the pictures I do not see any other difference with the classis U100.
Will this be the answer of Toshiba, on the neetbook hype, or is this just to tease us all for some really great news later this year?
Feel free to post more info about this Libretto Wibra.
Links: Pocketables
The new Toshiba Libretto?
According to the Chinese Newspaper Economic Daily News, Sony, Fujitsu and Toshiba will launch there own ASUS EEE like mini laptop this year.
That would be great news for us mini laptops lovers, because if Toshiba is really working on a small laptop, like the ASUS EEE PC or MSI Wind, it should be called Libretto, don’t you agree?
Unfortunately, I was not able to got Toshiba to tell me some really interesting news, but I found some interesting stuff via good old Google! On several blogs like the Australian PC Authority, the new 5,6″ Toshiba UMPC is shown. Toshiba’s Mark Whittard says that “We don’t think this [prototype] is commercially viable, it’s too small,” [....] “Having said that, we will have a ULPC soon.”
And that is quite interesting, a ULPC (ultra low-cost PC). Will this then be the new Libretto?
If any reader has more information about the new Toshiba mini-laptop, please let us know!
Philip Nienhuis 110 CT Page
One of the most usefull pages about running multiple operating systems on a Libretto is the Philip Nienhuis 110 CT Page.
Philip explains how to install Windows 2000, Linux mandrake and OS/2 on a 60 GB harddisk. Throughout his how-to you’ll find several very usefull links, tips and other stuff abnout the 110 CT.
Thanks to Philip, all his usefull links and bookmarks about the Toshiba Libretto will be available soon on Librettoworld.com.
Visit this very interesting page froma fellow Dutchman on: http://home.hccnet.nl/pr.nienhuis/Lib110CT.html.
Libretto User Forum LIVE!
I am very proud to anounce the Librettoworld user forum!
Please check it out at: http://forum.librettoworld.com/
Please register yourself after reading the rules and enjoy the forum.
I hope this forum will be a usefull place for all (soon to be) Libretto owners worldwide. With your help we can and will make this forum a succes.
Any remark, question or compliment is very much appreicated. Do not hesitate to contact me through the contact page.
Opensuse 11 on the U100
The last few days I tried to install Opensuse 11 on my U100, but wasn’t very succesful.
First, I tried the Live CD and that seemed to go very well. After a relatively slow boot I saw the wondeful new KDE4 desktop. Unfortunately I was not able to connect my wireless with my home network. Also, the instaal from the Live CD wasn’t working. No errors, no messages, it just did not work.
Then, I started the installer from the Install DVD and had a bit more success installing the software. The Gnome dekstop did not work al all. The gdm would not start, although the installation was in the native 1280×786 screen resolution.
So, I tried to install the KDE desktop and later the XFCE desktop and that did work. Unfortunately, again, I wasn’t able to connect my onoard wireless device. MAybe I missed a few steps during the confuguration, but I’m not that die hard Lunix guy to have it fixed from the command line.
So, as I made a image of my Xubuntu 8 installation, I’ll go back to Xubunutu very soon (i hope).
