Are we talking about a computer or a di*k here. (I know, I know, it ain’t the size it’s the motion)
what the hell is an everex?
I was in the SuperWalmart on Saturday...packed to the gills....
Even at the low end, however, image is everything. The gPC is built using tiny components, but put inside a full-size case because research indicates that Wal-Mart shoppers are so unsophisticated they equate physical size with capability.
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Hmmmm.....I don’t even know what to say.
My old DOS based games won't run on it, but there are lot of games out there that will run on Linux.
As far as sophistication, shutting off Vista isn't going to be intuitive even to an XP user, so the migration from 98 or XP to Linux isn't going to be that much harder than the migration from 98 or XP to Vista.
bttt and flr, thanks Ernest.
LOL!
Man calls Wal-Mart:
Hey, I bought a computer from you guys and there are no Windows on it.
Yes, sir, that's correct. It has Linux.
Lin, what?
Linux.
What in the sam hell is that?
It's an open operating system that is free.
So if it's free that must mean it sucks.
No sir, it does everything Windows does only better.
But you said it was Open Windows. Doesn't that allow viruses to come in?
Um, no sir. That means that people all over the world wrote the software to make your computer go.
You mean even them I-ranians and Russkies?
Well, I assume so sir.
Well, hell's bells! Screw that! I want a refund!
“Now Wal-Mart is sold out. Has Linux now found a niche?”
LET TELL YOU SOMETHING; IF i can run my music production software on one of those then as far as I am concerned,yes, Linux has found a niche. I would give anything to get the hell away from windows.
It doesn't NEED to be all that high - it's running Linux, and would likly outperform a Windows box with twice the hardware power for regular mundane tasks like booting and starting applications.
That “Wal-Mart shoppers are so unsophisticated” bit is a tad worrying because I do wonder whether someone who equates case size with capability should be put in charge of a Linux system.
LOL! How true, how true...
This is a far, far more sensible system for the "average" user who just wants e-mail, the web, a couple of simple games, a way to write letters, play and maybe record sound, etc. I've long suspected windows was huge overkill for the home market, having become so unwieldy that its complexity and the associated problems become a net demerit rather than benefit.
Funny, but hey, give the people what they want.
This would make a great second-computer for us. I can have the laptop and the kids can use this one to play on the Webkinz site.
or you just wipe the drive and install a copy of windows from some other computer.
EVEREX gPC TC2502 VIA C7-D 1.5GHz 512MB DDR2 80GB VIA UniChrome Pro Linux gOS
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