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Wal-Mart’s $200 PC - sold out ( 10,000 sold...running Linux Ubuntu )
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| November 13th, 2007
| Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
Posted on 11/13/2007 11:19:21 AM PST by Ernest_at_the_Beach
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To: Domandred
I doubt many of them can tell the difference. They get email and a browser along with basic word processing. That’s 90% of what they do. The only thing they can’t do is run viruses.
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posted on
11/13/2007 11:29:30 AM PST
by
AppyPappy
(If you aren't part of the solution, there is good money to be made prolonging the problem.)
To: Domandred
Soon 9000 knuckle dragging mouth breathing slugs will return their PCs to Walmart because they dont get that linus thang DU goes silent for a week...................
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posted on
11/13/2007 11:29:54 AM PST
by
Red Badger
( We don't have science, but we do have consensus.......)
To: gridlock
I worked on Osbornes and Northgates in my “yout’”,, and Sperry Rand Univac too before that.. my first computer was a Mac. but a windows user for years
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posted on
11/13/2007 11:30:25 AM PST
by
NormsRevenge
(Semper Fi ... Godspeed ... ICE’s toll-free tip hotline —1-866-DHS-2-ICE ... 9/11 .. Never FoRGeT)
To: Domandred
“Soon 9000 knuckle dragging mouth breathing slugs will return their PCs to Walmart because they dont get that linus thang
LOL... you are so right... “billy bob, get the truck started we gone go walmart and trade this linus pc for a futon”
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posted on
11/13/2007 11:30:26 AM PST
by
RolandBurnam
(foxnews: what's so conservative about car chases and missing white women?)
To: snarks_when_bored
“research indicates that Wal-Mart shoppers are so unsophisticated they equate physical size with capability.”
These folks are nuts,,,The more air circulating the cooler the machine runs..
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posted on
11/13/2007 11:30:40 AM PST
by
silentreignofheroes
(When the Last Two Prophets are taken, there will be no Tomorrow!)
To: Onelifetogive
When you look at some of today’s newest games, if you want to play them at the highest resolution and with all of the graphical goodies turned on, it’s not uncommon to see hardcore gamers spending $1,000 alone on two graphics cards for the best performance (not to mention all of the other components needed for a top-end rig).
This computer will certainly plan less taxing games, but not all of today’s latest (ignorning that it’s running Ubuntu, on which most games won’t work anyway).
To: canadianally
Ive been running Gutsy Gibbon Ubuntu for a few weeks now (and Feisty Fawn) before that and have NO complaints. The new compiz video interface is sweet, and I have never had a system crash. Oh, and it is totally free to download and takes about an hour to overwrite your Windows system. Anyway, that scuba-gear. Frank sold me a Calypso J regulator...
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posted on
11/13/2007 11:32:14 AM PST
by
BlabItGrabIt
(Sometimes nothing is a real cool hand...)
To: canadianally
The Everex system I bought back in 1989 had the best manual I have seen for a PC, before or since. I hope they still have good technical writers, because they are going to need them to explain Linux to WalMart shoppers.
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posted on
11/13/2007 11:32:15 AM PST
by
gridlock
(Recycling is the new Religion.)
To: Red Badger
This is obviously a ploy by Microsoft to get everybody turned off of Linux when all these machines crap out at once!.........So this was the funniest thing to happen to you since the hogs ate your sister!
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posted on
11/13/2007 11:33:41 AM PST
by
BlabItGrabIt
(Sometimes nothing is a real cool hand...)
To: silentreignofheroes
That may be true in most systems, but a system with those components doesn’t run hot at all, the hottest component in most systems is the CPU, and that uses a Via C7 which is made for much smaller embedded systems, it uses lower voltages and requires minimal cooling.
So they could squeeze that into a much smaller form factor.
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posted on
11/13/2007 11:34:11 AM PST
by
gjones77
To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
My 6-year old uses Ubuntu. It’s great.
To: gridlock
I hope they still have good technical writers, because they are going to need them to explain Linux to WalMart shoppers. My 6-year old son used only Windows XP before Ubuntu and needed no explanation at all.
To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
And you know what? It may not run Vista...but it’ll run XP Pro, no problem. =]
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posted on
11/13/2007 11:37:11 AM PST
by
Oberon
(What does it take to make government shrink?)
To: gridlock
No kidding, and these:
“The spec of the system is very low - 1.5 GHz VIA C7 CPU embedded onto a Mini-ITX motherboard, 512MB of RAM and an 80GB “
Are very low specs? Sheesh, 4 gb/186 mb 393 mhz runs fine for me at least, and I’ve played with Ubuntu (dapper drake) and it is very solid, even on an older box.
Heck open office runs on really old stuff as well, IMO, WalMart may have a hit on their hands if they can also watch movies etc and the “knuckle draggers” learn that you can emulate Windoze and maybe play games with the Wine program.
I may dust off the old Win 3.11 lappy out and see if the ethernet card still works...after I slug some geritol and take a nap...:)
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posted on
11/13/2007 11:37:17 AM PST
by
padre35
(Conservative in Exile/ Isaiah 3.3)
To: KarlInOhio; NormsRevenge
On the Operating System:
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- gOS. gOS is an easy-to-use, Ubuntu-based distribution designed for less technical computer users. Its main features are the use of Enlightenment as the default desktop and tight integration of various Google products and services into the product.
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This exceptional value is built around a Via Technologies processor designed for low power consumption. It runs on the gOS operating system and features the OpenOffice.org 2.2 software suite that gives users the ability to create word processing documents, spreadsheets, presentations, graphics, databases and more. Additional highlights include a DVD-ROM/CD-RW drive, Ethernet port and stereo speakers.
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To: Red Badger
Paid $465.50 for a 40MB hard drive from a Computer shopper vendor in 1989. Pathetic I still remember the price and the occasion. Several people on my dorm floor had to come by and behold the miracle of 40MB:)
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posted on
11/13/2007 11:37:35 AM PST
by
posterchild
(Carly Simon wrote a song about me.)
To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
Before anyone goes out and buys the thing to get a relatively inexpensive mini-ITX motherboard with CPU and RAM, the review I saw where they actually looked inside showed an micro-ATX motherboard, not a mini-ITX.
It is still a good price for the components, but you can't throw away the case and put it in a tiny mini-ITX case.
To: gridlock
The Everex system I bought back in 1989 had the best manual I have seen for a PC, before or since. I hope they still have good technical writers, because they are going to need them to explain Linux to WalMart shoppers. There should be no reason to have to explain anything. Most service calls and shop visits are now for malware removal, viruses, etc..
Take those away, and the only thing left is a hardware failure. I have a few linux machines now (Debian) and there is really not a lot of thinking or understanding to do after they are set up. I just turn them on and use them. Crashlessly.
To: montag813
My 6-year old son used only Windows XP before Ubuntu and needed no explanation at all. Well, of course! He's six years old!
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posted on
11/13/2007 11:43:40 AM PST
by
gridlock
(Recycling is the new Religion.)
To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
Walmart is increasingly becoming a deciding factor of consumer buying trends solely on their pricing strategy, currently the trend of direction in the HD-DVD vs. BluRay format wars is now tipping in favor of the HD format with the sales strong of $99 HD-DVD players.
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