Scribblings of a Techie
Predictably with Windows 7 almost out (22nd Oct), Acer have a few more models of the Revo in retailers lists: “Acer Revo 3601 Atom 330 Dual Core 4gb 500gb Windows 7 Premium” for £302 inc VAT from Ballicom UK, for example.
Sadly, none of the Dual-core Linux ones have actually started shipping in the UK yet; it’s been weeks now since they were announced!
Alan Turning is one of the pioneers of the computing industry, working at “Station X”, Bletchly Park during the 2nd World War cracking the Engima codes that helped shorten the war by 2 years.
However as a gay man in the 1940s, he was prosecuted under what is now antiquated, discriminatory laws, and forced by the government to undergo chemical castration. Turning committed suicide in 1954. He was never public recognised for his efforts.
However, a public petition is now underway, with almost 30,000 signatures on it at this stage, to ensure he is given official recognition for his work.
Turing stands as one of the great Computing giants of Britain, along with Sir Tim Berners-Lee (WWW), Lovelace (ADA), etc.
Here is the product number, or what looks like it, for the Dual-Core Atom 330 Linux edition of the Acer Aspire Revo: 92.NVDYZ.UI0. Finally!
It appears there are three retailers in the UK listing this right now:
None of these appear to have any stock, but this is a good sign that soon we will have dual-core goodness without having to buy a Microsoft license!
Check out more Revo stuff on the blog site AcerAspireRevo.com.
So, we’re past the risky first bit, so safe to say – I’m going to be a Dad, early in the new year! Woo-hoo! My own little mini-me (& Andrea, of course)! Its going to be a very special spring-time for us.
To my little one who may come and read my random blog posts in years to come – hi xxx ;)!
To Andrea; I love you completely. We go into this together, forever. xxx