Thanks for that - yes, it's starting to look as if the ONEt is going
to be better supported for software than I feared at first - when
looking for Debian packages as I understand it, it's the MIPSEL
version of the Etch Debian release that you need?

For the ONE and ONE+ because it has an x86 compatible cpu and an
almost standard Debian installation, it ought to be possible to use
the "apt-get" command to download quite a wide range of software - I'm
waiting for someone to post more information on any tips and wrinkles
needed for this - you obviously need to choose applications that are
not going to try and use more memory than you have on your machine -
there should be plenty of "apt-get" tutorials out there that can be
googled for those who want to experiment with this and then pass on
their knowledge.

This is one of those examples where despite the differences in
implementation on the ONEt and the ONE we may use our different
approaches to eventually download approximately the same software...
here's hoping.