>I am considering purchasing a mini note-book (about 9") with an Intel Atom processor, 1 Gb of RAM and XP Home.
>I would be using it strictly when on the road or at a client's site and not for day-to-day development.
>My question is whether VFP will work properly with this processor.

There's nothing special about Intel Atom Processor that would prevent VFP from running but I'm not sure about such notebook performance in general.