__/ [ AB ] on Wednesday 09 May 2007 03:24 \__
> On 2007-05-08, Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> claimed:
>> __/ [ AB ] on Tuesday 08 May 2007 12:05 \__
>>
>>> On 2007-05-07, Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> claimed:
>>>> Zonbu to Roll Out $99 Linux-Based Computer This Summer
>>>>
>>>> ,----[ Quote ]
>>>>| There's a cheap computer on the way that undercuts them all, the $99
>>>>| Zonbu, due this summer in a silent-running form factor that's about
>>>>| the size of a paperback book.
>>>> `----
>>>>
>>>>
>>
http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/cheap-pc/zonbu-to-roll-out-99-linux+based-computer-this-summer-258177.php
>>>
>>> I like the idea of this. I wish I had alternatives to their storage
>>> methods, though. $12.95/month isn't a lot. But it would be nice to have
>>> what I needed in places where I didn't have access to broadband. Maybe
>>> the USB ports would work fine for backup.
>>>
>>> You have to give them an email address and wait for them to "approve"
>>> access. No thanks. I'll move on.
>>
>> Have you had a chance to look at the French project, listed among the
>> related stories? I have a scan of the NYT article. It never appeared on
>> the NYT online, possibly due to 'censorship', but who knows...?
>
> A quick look didn't reveal any related stories. Perhaps I looked in the
> wrong area. But I didn't have much time anyway.
It's this one:
France caters to market for the most simple of computers
,----[ Quote ]
| For e39.90, or $53.30 - a e10 premium over the price of most broadband
| subscriptions in France - customers get a white computer roughly the size
| and shape of a toaster. A one-time payment of e29 buys a keyboard, mouse
| and camera; for e99 more, the customer can get a 14-inch color monitor.
|
| [...]
|
| For the operating system, the computer uses a version of Linux with
| a graphic overlay designed by Neuf.
|
| "The choice of open source was both for price and motivation,"
| Charrier said. "We pay no licensing fee for the software, and
| engineers feel motivated to work on a new kind of project that
| helps the open-source community."
`----
http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/04/02/technology/neuf.php
Also here:
http://www.schestowitz.com/temp/screenshots/FRENCH_CHEAP_PC.jpg
--
~~ Best regards
Roy S. Schestowitz | "Disk quota exceeded; sig discontinued"
http://Schestowitz.com | GNU/Linux | PGP-Key: 0x74572E8E
Swap: 1036184k total, 387712k used, 648472k free, 82536k cached
http://iuron.com - next generation of search paradigms
|
|
