http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/14/fresno-schools-buy-1-000-eee-pcs-asus-rolls-out-2g-surf-model/ Engadget Comments for Fresno schools buy 1,000 Eee PCs, Asus launches 2G Surf model http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/14/fresno-schools-buy-1-000-eee-pcs-asus-rolls-out-2g-surf-model/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/14/fresno-schools-buy-1-000-eee-pcs-asus-rolls-out-2g-surf-model/Hey, who took my Trapper Keeper?]]>Dec 14th 2007 5:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/14/fresno-schools-buy-1-000-eee-pcs-asus-rolls-out-2g-surf-model/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/14/fresno-schools-buy-1-000-eee-pcs-asus-rolls-out-2g-surf-model/]]>Dec 14th 2007 5:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/14/fresno-schools-buy-1-000-eee-pcs-asus-rolls-out-2g-surf-model/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/14/fresno-schools-buy-1-000-eee-pcs-asus-rolls-out-2g-surf-model/Dec 14th 2007 5:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/14/fresno-schools-buy-1-000-eee-pcs-asus-rolls-out-2g-surf-model/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/14/fresno-schools-buy-1-000-eee-pcs-asus-rolls-out-2g-surf-model/Dec 14th 2007 5:51PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/14/fresno-schools-buy-1-000-eee-pcs-asus-rolls-out-2g-surf-model/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/14/fresno-schools-buy-1-000-eee-pcs-asus-rolls-out-2g-surf-model/Dec 14th 2007 6:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/14/fresno-schools-buy-1-000-eee-pcs-asus-rolls-out-2g-surf-model/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/14/fresno-schools-buy-1-000-eee-pcs-asus-rolls-out-2g-surf-model/Dec 14th 2007 6:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/14/fresno-schools-buy-1-000-eee-pcs-asus-rolls-out-2g-surf-model/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/14/fresno-schools-buy-1-000-eee-pcs-asus-rolls-out-2g-surf-model/Dec 14th 2007 6:51PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/14/fresno-schools-buy-1-000-eee-pcs-asus-rolls-out-2g-surf-model/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/14/fresno-schools-buy-1-000-eee-pcs-asus-rolls-out-2g-surf-model/
And no one had a calculator, except this

http://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/images/object_images/535x535/10303274.jpg

or this

http://www.cs.umass.edu/~weems/CmpSci535/535images/ENIAC%20Tubes.JPG


.]]>Dec 20th 2007 5:14AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/14/fresno-schools-buy-1-000-eee-pcs-asus-rolls-out-2g-surf-model/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/14/fresno-schools-buy-1-000-eee-pcs-asus-rolls-out-2g-surf-model/Hey, who took my Trapper Keeper?]]>Dec 14th 2007 5:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/14/fresno-schools-buy-1-000-eee-pcs-asus-rolls-out-2g-surf-model/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/14/fresno-schools-buy-1-000-eee-pcs-asus-rolls-out-2g-surf-model/Dec 14th 2007 5:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/14/fresno-schools-buy-1-000-eee-pcs-asus-rolls-out-2g-surf-model/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/14/fresno-schools-buy-1-000-eee-pcs-asus-rolls-out-2g-surf-model/Dec 14th 2007 5:51PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/14/fresno-schools-buy-1-000-eee-pcs-asus-rolls-out-2g-surf-model/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/14/fresno-schools-buy-1-000-eee-pcs-asus-rolls-out-2g-surf-model/]]>Dec 14th 2007 5:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/14/fresno-schools-buy-1-000-eee-pcs-asus-rolls-out-2g-surf-model/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/14/fresno-schools-buy-1-000-eee-pcs-asus-rolls-out-2g-surf-model/
In my day, we had a rock and a patch of sand to run assembly code on. And we were grateful for it too, let me tell you!]]>Dec 14th 2007 5:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/14/fresno-schools-buy-1-000-eee-pcs-asus-rolls-out-2g-surf-model/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/14/fresno-schools-buy-1-000-eee-pcs-asus-rolls-out-2g-surf-model/Dec 14th 2007 6:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/14/fresno-schools-buy-1-000-eee-pcs-asus-rolls-out-2g-surf-model/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/14/fresno-schools-buy-1-000-eee-pcs-asus-rolls-out-2g-surf-model/Dec 14th 2007 6:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/14/fresno-schools-buy-1-000-eee-pcs-asus-rolls-out-2g-surf-model/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/14/fresno-schools-buy-1-000-eee-pcs-asus-rolls-out-2g-surf-model/Dec 14th 2007 8:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/14/fresno-schools-buy-1-000-eee-pcs-asus-rolls-out-2g-surf-model/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/14/fresno-schools-buy-1-000-eee-pcs-asus-rolls-out-2g-surf-model/
The funny thing is, the MacBooks in most of the technology classes run WinXP. ]]>Dec 14th 2007 7:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/14/fresno-schools-buy-1-000-eee-pcs-asus-rolls-out-2g-surf-model/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/14/fresno-schools-buy-1-000-eee-pcs-asus-rolls-out-2g-surf-model/
For all those who had Apple II's in school? What did you learn from your time on Oregon Trail? Could that time have been better used?

Computers are a valuable part of education however they do not belong in the classroom, they need to stay home.]]>Dec 14th 2007 8:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/14/fresno-schools-buy-1-000-eee-pcs-asus-rolls-out-2g-surf-model/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/14/fresno-schools-buy-1-000-eee-pcs-asus-rolls-out-2g-surf-model/Dec 15th 2007 5:32AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/14/fresno-schools-buy-1-000-eee-pcs-asus-rolls-out-2g-surf-model/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/14/fresno-schools-buy-1-000-eee-pcs-asus-rolls-out-2g-surf-model/Dec 14th 2007 10:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/14/fresno-schools-buy-1-000-eee-pcs-asus-rolls-out-2g-surf-model/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/14/fresno-schools-buy-1-000-eee-pcs-asus-rolls-out-2g-surf-model/Dec 14th 2007 10:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/14/fresno-schools-buy-1-000-eee-pcs-asus-rolls-out-2g-surf-model/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/14/fresno-schools-buy-1-000-eee-pcs-asus-rolls-out-2g-surf-model/
I am sorry but this Eee is really only worth $150-$200 to me.]]>Dec 14th 2007 10:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/14/fresno-schools-buy-1-000-eee-pcs-asus-rolls-out-2g-surf-model/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/14/fresno-schools-buy-1-000-eee-pcs-asus-rolls-out-2g-surf-model/
I can't believe they are paying full price for a bulk purchase.

The tax payer is screwed again. As usual.]]>Dec 16th 2007 1:19AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/14/fresno-schools-buy-1-000-eee-pcs-asus-rolls-out-2g-surf-model/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/14/fresno-schools-buy-1-000-eee-pcs-asus-rolls-out-2g-surf-model/
I support school vouchers so parents and kids can choose their school. Were this an option, then public schools would soon be out-of-business. ]]>Dec 15th 2007 10:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/14/fresno-schools-buy-1-000-eee-pcs-asus-rolls-out-2g-surf-model/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/14/fresno-schools-buy-1-000-eee-pcs-asus-rolls-out-2g-surf-model/
'If you can't innovate, you imitate.' ;)]]>Dec 16th 2007 10:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/14/fresno-schools-buy-1-000-eee-pcs-asus-rolls-out-2g-surf-model/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/14/fresno-schools-buy-1-000-eee-pcs-asus-rolls-out-2g-surf-model/Dec 17th 2007 2:15PM