@Jim,

Try looking here:

http://devio.us/~nextvolume/via_arm/viewforum.php?id=4

and here

http://www.slatedroid.com/topic/21211-7-wm8650-netbook-linux-port/

plus there are probably more links on those pages that might be helpful.

Good luck finding a Linux distro that works on those netbooks for you and also gets your wireless working.