change OS on notebook.

[BC_Programmer]

Puppy Linux, a small, fast and free OS would probably work well on that netbook.  However, this may be a technical area you do not want to delve into.l

Puppy Linux wouldn't even install- or, more precisely, one would need to port it themselves

link: http://208.109.22.214/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=50970&sid=fc45dbf862fa607540da434a5de11f9f



There are releases of other distros that have ARM variants, Ubuntu has an ARM compilation.

Not sure if the specs would be enough to run Ubuntu, though.

The current folks y thing is s we say Net Book for a very small hand-held device that is principally used to tie to the Internet
Most of these have the following specifications:
Solid-state storage of 2 GB.
A 7 inch color screen.
A WiFi adapter.
A QWERTY keyboard.
The Windows CE operating system.
An ARM processor like the 8505.

a System running windows CE is a handheld.

a "netbook" is just a fancy name for what is more appropriately called a "Sub-notebook" and notebook is just the trendy name for laptop. "notebook" used to mean what we now call a "tablet"... it's all rather convoluted. a handheld running CE will aways be smaller then what I would call a netbook. IMO a netbook has to be architecture compatible with their laptop brothers.

of course the distinction has blurred, but I think we can safely blame marketing for that.

[Geek-9pm]

BC_Programmer  is right. That small 7 inch Net Book will not run any of the major Linux bistros. But it can run Android.
Best choice here is to make no attempt to changer it. Leave it like it is.

For those the want to learn more about the ARM concept of  small digital devices, take a look here: http://www.arm.com/

As  can be seen from that site, thee is no attempt to play along with Microsoft. That is because the ARM people have there own market goals.

[rthompson80819]

LYD, what you have bought is a limited computer at a fair price, and your son will learn a lot from it.  If he is going into IT at some point he will need a much more powerful computer, which will cost a lot more.  Maybe he can build his own.

Even though this netbook is limited, he will probably be using this machine for odds and ends for years to come even after he gets a more powerful machine.