deal: HP Touchsmart touchscreen all-in-one desktop computer $699

[Giles Orr]

On 4 May 2010 14:45, D. Hugh Redelmeier <hugh-pmF8o41NoarQT0dZR+AlfA at public.gmane.org> wrote:
> <http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=4496352&Sku=H50-2500CA&cm_re=Homepage-_-Spot%2001-_-CatId_6_H50-2500CA>
>
> I think that this is an interesting form-factor for a computer: 22"
> LCD touchscreen with built-in decent computer (not an Atom).
>
> Things to note:
>
> - comes with Vista; Win7 is probably a better choice for touch screens
>
> - used to be a bit of a struggle to put Ubuntu on it but 10.04 seems to
>  work right out of the box.  See
> <http://www.touchsmartdevzone.com/article/2327/How-to-make-Ubuntu-Linux-work-on-a-TouchSmart-IQ506/>
>  I'm assuming that the IQ506 and IQ516 are the same in this respect.
>
> - the TV tuner is probably not supported by Linux
>
> - The CPU does not have VT
>
> - the touch screen is "multitouch" (bi-touch?) and I have no idea what
>  X does with that.

Multitouch has been supported in X for since mid-2008.
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MPX)  Of course that doesn't mean the
drivers are there, but it's moving along.

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