Hi David, Linux on tablet PCs does work quite well. However, the tablet PC platform the _the_ most expensive platform currently available. I have purchased several and have found no good, compelling reason to use them except in one situation: taking notes in class where non-ascii characters are required; i.e. higher math and physics which use math notation and diagrams. The drawbacks to tablets are the generally poor handwriting recognition code (even the stuff from Microsoft - a derivative of a public domain project funded with Federal money many years ago - doesn't work very well. Fuzzy logic is not a current hot computing topic.) and the very high cost. Additionally, any portable device uses a battery pack with a finite lifespan. So the pack must be replaced periodically and no insignificant expense. A much more affordable option is to equip several Linux thin client LCD monitors with a pen-style touch screen (thin Wacom tablets - but not from Wacom $$$$$) so the kids can draw right on the screen. On Wed, 2007-10-17 at 19:25 +0700, David M. Bucknell wrote: > Dear Colleagues, > > I am investigating the use of tablets running Linux in k-12/13 schools > around the world. Searching for Ubuntu on tablets, I've found lots of > promising stuff, so I imagine that someone with more money than I has > bought one and installed Linux on it, right? Please let me know if > you have any leads on schools using tablets running Linux. > > Thank you. > > Sincerely, > > David Bucknell > > -- > http://iteachnet.org > > We've got good REP: Responsible, Effective and Powerful solutions for ed-tech. > > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > This message was sent using IMP, the Internet Messaging Program. > > -- James P. Kinney III CEO & Director of Engineering Local Net Solutions,LLC 770-493-8244 http://www.localnetsolutions.com GPG ID: 829C6CA7 James P. Kinney III (M.S. Physics) <jkinney@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Fingerprint = 3C9E 6366 54FC A3FE BA4D 0659 6190 ADC3 829C 6CA7
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