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to: Chris Robinson
from: Adam Flinton
date: 2003-07-22 18:29:14
subject: Re: The Goahead to test out Linux

From: Adam Flinton 

Chris Robinson wrote:
> Cool.  I have the KDE version of Morphix.  I'll check that out too :o)
>
> Chris.
>

http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/54/31883.html

"Lindows unveils HDD-less $169 Linux appliance By Tony Smith
Posted: 22/07/2003 at 14:22 GMT

Consumer Linux company Lindows.com is getting into the information
appliance business, the company said today.

It has begun offering the WebStation, a small office/home office-oriented
PC, for a mere $169.

Of course, that doesn't buy you a top-spec. system. You don't even get a
monitor. The WebStation is based on a VIA C3 733MHz processor and comes
with 256MB of PC133 memory (which Lindows mistakenly describes as
"DDR"), a 24x CD-ROM drive, keyboard, mouse and a pair of
speakers. Each unit sports a couple of USB ports.

Clever readers will have noted the lack of a hard drive specification in
that list. The WebStation doesn't have one - it boots off the bundled
LindowsOS 4.0 CD. Lindows boasts that this makes the system "virtually
indestructible" because "system settings are not subject to
long-term damage when settings are changed. Simply restarting the
WebStation instantly restores it to its original settings"."

Adam

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