Roy Schestowitz wrote:
> __/ [ 7 ] on Saturday 25 February 2006 15:42 \__
>
>> Roy Schestowitz wrote:
>>
>>> __/ [ 7 ] on Saturday 25 February 2006 00:24 \__
>>>
>>>> Roy Schestowitz wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/4292854.stm
>>>>>
>>>>> "Professor Negroponte predicts there could be 100 million to 150
>>>>> million shipped every year by 2007."
>>>>>
>>>>> Could this be realistic?
>>>>
>>>> I don't know what this raving nut and MIT professor could possibly
>>>> be trying to do.
>>>>
>>>> The $150 complete PC with 15" monitor is already available
>>>> commercially shipping with Linux.
>>>> Ok $50 is 50% more than $100, but it is still a full blown PC
>>>> and it doesn't require committment of the order of 150 million
>>>> crippled laptops to be manufactured.
>>>>
>>>> Its far better to spend some money on commercial off the shelf
>>>> PCs to bring its price down through volume purchasing
>>>> and subsidies than committing to crippled laptops surely?
>>>
>>> * Not everyone in the world has a desk.
>>>
>>> * Not everyone has electricity readily available.
>>>
>>> * Durability of the unit is a crucial factor too.
>>>
>>> A $150 complete PC with 15" monitor is already available commercially
>>> shipping with Linux (including tax I presume)? Show me!! *smile*
>>>
>>> Roy
>>
>> Old news..
>> Just google for India / 10,000 rupee computer.
>> It uses the mercury / kobian EPIA mboard that comes with the VIA CPU.
>> I have the same mboard from www.techfever.co.uk
>> booting off of USB sticks, AND SD card + MMC card (with appropriate card
>> reader - not all readers do that properly).
>> Since the news went public these mboards are like gold dust now!!!
>
> I read about it back in August:
>
> http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/4735927.stm
>
> I also blogged about it immediately. I never realised it had transcended
> the borders of India and reached the UK. Intersting! This could have more
> impact than eSys offerings.
>
> Roy
>
This is cool stuff... those cheap computers have better specs than most of
the servers I admin...
--
Jerry McBride
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