The Ghost In The Machine <ewill@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
> In comp.os.linux.advocacy, Mark Kent
> <mark.kent@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> wrote
> on Thu, 2 Nov 2006 06:45:19 +0000
> <vogo14-b74.ln1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>:
>> begin oe_protect.scr
>> Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
>>> First $100 laptops to roll out this year
>>>
>>> ,----[ Quote ]
>>>| The first US$100 laptop PCs for the One Laptop Per Child (OLPC)
>>>| program will roll off production lines by the end of this year,
>>>| and mass production will start in the first quarter of 2007, Computer
>>>| said Tuesday.
>>>|
>>>| [...]
>>>|
>>>| The US$100 machine will run the Linux OS on a 500MHz microprocessor
>>>| from Advanced Micro Devices, will be wireless broadband-ready, and
>>>| contain 128M bytes of DRAM and 500M bytes of flash memory for storage.
>>>| The only major component missing will be a big hard disk, according to
>>>| the group.
>>> `----
>>>
>>> http://www.linuxworld.com.au/index.php?id=550610574&rid=-50
>>
>> These things could really revolutionise education. I hope they appear
>> on sale at a reasonable price here (ie., the same price).
>>
Only a true COLA tightwad would hope to utilise the development of
laptops for under privileged children to save himself a few quid.
I can see loads of bearded loonies on the subway cranking their handles
:) LOL.
>
> Wanna bet the first question people will ask will be
>
> "Will it run Windows XP?"
>
Apparently it will... J
> (Gads, the stupidity in that. :-) )
>
> If a salesman can answer that question, he's earned his
> commission. The good news: Linux is better than XP in
> a fair number of areas, and one can work around most of
> the differences.
>
> Besides, how many younguns are going to want to run AutoCAD
> anyway? At least wait for them to reach puberty. :-)
I cant wait to find out what "Windiot RTFM you trolling retard" is in Swahili.
>
> --
> #191, ewill3@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Is it cheaper to learn Linux, or to hire someone
> to fix your Windows problems?
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