{"id":521,"date":"2016-08-21T22:53:47","date_gmt":"2016-08-22T02:53:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.historyofpersonalcomputing.com\/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=521"},"modified":"2016-08-21T23:02:12","modified_gmt":"2016-08-22T03:02:12","slug":"episode-44-the-asus-eee-pc-and-other-netbooks","status":"publish","type":"podcast","link":"http:\/\/historyofpersonalcomputing.com\/wordpress\/podcast\/episode-44-the-asus-eee-pc-and-other-netbooks\/","title":{"rendered":"Episode 44 &#8211; The Asus Eee PC and Other Netbooks"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_522\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-522\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.historyofpersonalcomputing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/asuseee701_on_beach.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-510\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-522 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/www.historyofpersonalcomputing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/asuseee701_on_beach-300x244.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"244\" srcset=\"http:\/\/historyofpersonalcomputing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/asuseee701_on_beach-300x244.jpg 300w, http:\/\/historyofpersonalcomputing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/asuseee701_on_beach.jpg 420w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-522\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Asus Eee PC 701<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">This is the podcast where we take an informal look at personal computing history through the lens of eBay auctions. It\u2019s sort of like <i>Antiques Roadshow<\/i>, but all about antique personal computers. On today\u2019s show, we complete our coverage of the second phase of portables, laptops. We\u2019re covering netbooks, arguably an innovation started by the Asus Eee PC in 2007.<\/p>\n<!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-521-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.historyofpersonalcomputing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/HofPC-44.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.historyofpersonalcomputing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/HofPC-44.mp3\">http:\/\/www.historyofpersonalcomputing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/HofPC-44.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p><strong>Links mentioned in this episode:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/thenextweb.com\/apple\/2016\/07\/27\/run-the-classic-macintosh-os-natively-in-your-browser-courtesy-of-javascript\/\">Run Mac OS7 in your browser<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.stuff.tv\/news\/get-your-retro-gaming-fix-classic-amiga-titles-you-must-play-internet-archive\">Get your retro gaming fix: the classic Amiga titles you must play on the Internet Archive<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/vcfmw.org\/\">Vintage Computer Festival Midwest<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.classiccomputing.com\/CC\/Blog\/Entries\/2016\/5\/13_Computer_History_Nostalgia_Podcasts.html\">Computer History Nostalgia Podcasts<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Auctions:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Jeff\u2019s auction:\u00a0<\/b><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ebay.com\/itm\/ASUS-Eee-PC-Works-Perfectly-And-Smoothly-\/191943402539?hash=item2cb0b7e42b%3Ag%3Ahz0AAOSwCfdXosvO&amp;nma=true&amp;si=modcmMRQEdiEAXQm3aQSEPruofA%253D&amp;orig_cvip=true&amp;rt=nc&amp;_trksid=p2047675.l2557\">ASUS Eee PC (Works Perfectly And Smoothly)!!!<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>David\u2019s auction:\u00a0<\/b><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ebay.com\/itm\/ASUS-Eee-PC-701-White-7-Netbook-notebook-laptop-As-is-\/172279643799\">ASUS Eee PC 701 White 7&#8243; Netbook &#8211; notebook laptop As-is<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Jeff\u2019s auction:\u00a0<\/b><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ebay.com\/itm\/Asus-netbook-eeepc-\/252490914053?hash=item3ac9a19905%3Ag%3AVRoAAOSwCOxXOWOw&amp;nma=true&amp;si=modcmMRQEdiEAXQm3aQSEPruofA%253D&amp;orig_cvip=true&amp;rt=nc&amp;_trksid=p2047675.l2557\">Asus netbook eeepc<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>David\u2019s auction:\u00a0<\/b><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ebay.com\/itm\/Craig-7-inch-Wireless-Netbook-CLP281x-Powered-By-Android-4-0-\/301755098309\">Craig 7 inch Wireless Netbook CLP281x Powered By Android 4.0<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Jeff\u2019s auction:\u00a0<\/b><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ebay.com\/itm\/Asus-Eee-PC900-laptop-notebook-1GB-RAM-15GB-\/232043769382?hash=item3606e2ee26%3Ag%3AzEAAAOSwWZ9XoQzw&amp;nma=true&amp;si=modcmMRQEdiEAXQm3aQSEPruofA%253D&amp;orig_cvip=true&amp;rt=nc&amp;_trksid=p2047675.l2557\">Asus Eee PC900 laptop notebook 1GB RAM 15GB<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>David\u2019s auction:\u00a0<\/b><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ebay.com\/itm\/Acer-Aspire-One-ZG5-8-9-Netbook-blue-\/252500631573\">Acer Aspire One ZG5 8.9&#8243; Netbook (blue)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Jeff\u2019s random auction:\u00a0<\/b><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ebay.com\/itm\/Samsung-32Gb-mini-PCI-E-SSD-MZMPC032HBCD-0000-Tested-\/252469316078?hash=item3ac85809ee:g:R94AAOSwr7ZW6v1n\">Samsung 32Gb mini PCI-E SSD<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b><b>David\u2019s random auction:\u00a0<\/b><\/b><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ebay.com\/itm\/HP-OmniBook-800CT-5-166-Mini-Laptop-2GB-Windows-95-Vintage-Notebook-\/112099117007\">HP OmniBook 800CT 5\/166 Mini Laptop 2GB Windows 95 Vintage Notebook<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hp.com\/hpinfo\/abouthp\/histnfacts\/museum\/personalsystems\/0037\/\">http:\/\/www.hp.com\/hpinfo\/abouthp\/histnfacts\/museum\/personalsystems\/0037\/<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Send feedback to <a href=\"mailto:feedback@HistoryOfPersonalComputing.com\" target=\"_blank\">feedback@HistoryOfPersonalComputing.com<\/a> because we really would love to receive your email or audio comment.<\/p>\n<p>Facebook: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/HistoryofPersonalComputing\/\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/HistoryofPersonalComputing\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Twitter: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HistoryofPC\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/HistoryofPC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Vintage Computer Forum: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.vcfed.org\/forum\/forum.php\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.vcfed.org\/forum\/forum.php<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is the podcast where we take an informal look at personal computing history through the lens of eBay auctions. 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