All hail our Lord Prosimian, may his reign last a thousand years minus how long it's been since I've started spouting this line.

Quote Originally Posted by Beirut View Post
Fine, my thread is boring. Don't post a response. Treat me like the shmoo that I am.
OK, schmoo!

Quote Originally Posted by Xiahou View Post
I'd say the answer is a definite "probably".

Really, I don't think there'd be any problem playing your basic mp3s or opening .doc files on the eeePC. There's certainly no reason you can't under Linux.
Seconded. My guess is that it probably comes with a version of OpenOffice, which can handle .doc files and the like. Linux has a few mp3 player options, don't remember what they are at this point.

Quote Originally Posted by Xiahou View Post
Yeah, I'd be surprised if it didn't work.
Seconded again. Lunix can/does support all modern filesystems and gets along cheerful with USB and Firewire.

Lastly if you do decide to take the plunge, I'd be most curious to hear your personal assessment of the aforementioned gadget. Some kind of after-action report perhaps, if you will.