Which Edition of Windows 7?

[ChrisGreaves]

very little of the Stuff you want at almost the price of a proper laptop...

I visited my canoeing buddy Fred yesterday. He has bought a net-book the size of a laptop; it has a full-size keyboard (full size for a laptop), looks like a laptop, walks like a laptop, but has no DVD burner.
I agree with you; why not just buy a laptop?

[ChrisGreaves]

FYI The specifications for netbooks are set by Microsoft :

Thanks wasbit; it seems that I am in with a chance.
I've had to put the NetBook project on hold while I deal with other matters; I uspect I'll be digging deep into it over the Christmas break.