A buddy of mine just got this: asus p5ql/epu motherboard.  It came with
Splashtop:  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Splashtop
... which is a linux distribution that boots in like 5 seconds or so.
 Complete with BlackBox for a window manager, Skype, an instant messager
client and firefox.

I wonder if it could be changed to be a plan 9 terminal, or if one could at
least get 9vx on it.

Dave