The $15 Laptop and Damn Small Linux 3.3
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| Who thought a 233 MHz laptop with 64 MB of RAM -- one purchased for
| $15, mind you -- could run so damn well. I've been using Firefox to
| handle my e-mail (and now to post this entry), with Damn Small Linux
| 3.3 as the Linux distro, and I must say that I am very, very pleased
| with the way everything's working.
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http://www.insidesocal.com/click/2007/06/the_15_laptop_and_damn_small_l.html
New and related to this:
Clearing The Top 10 Linux Myths
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| Poor hardware and software support - Consumers want to use applications
| that are productive and easy-to-use. Linux provides them and in fact,
| the minimum number of applications installed by default in any flavor
| of Linux is more than that in Windows. As far as hardware support,
| is concerned, frustrated first-time Linux users are less these days
| with drivers being out-of-the box in most distributions.
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http://tnpass.net/clearing-the-top-10-linux-myths/
Related:
HRD hopes to make $10 laptops a reality
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| So far, the cost of one laptop, after factoring in labour charges,
| is coming to $47 but the ministry feels the price will come
| down dramatically considering the fact that the demand would
| be for one million laptops.
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http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/TOIonline/India/HRD_hopes_to_make_10_laptops_a_reality/articleshow/1999849.cms
The $15 Laptop
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| But back to the $15 laptop. I've had excellent luck so far. Your
| mileage may vary if you purchase one from Lots of Laptops, and at
| this point I'd still recommend Craigslist, since you can at least
| see and try to boot the thing before you buy.
|
| [...]
|
| I just tried AntiX today -- a Mepis spin that uses Fluxbox and is
| meant for a minimum of 64 MB of RAM. So far it works really,
| really well. It's a bit more complex than Puppy or DSL.
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http://www.insidesocal.com/click/2007/06/the_15_laptop.html
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