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| DATE | 2003-08-08 |
| FROM | Ruben I Safir
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| SUBJECT | Re: [hangout] Lindows continues its PC push
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Actually,
That Lindows is not cunstomer friendly and was largely responsible
for that crappy review for the Wallmart systems in Cunsumers Reports.
I've seen a lot of those desktops on the Wallmart machines and they look good, but are
inadequate and a PIA.
Keep your SuSe 8.2 disks close.
Ruben
On 2003.08.08 13:49 "Inker, Evan" wrote:
>
> Ask me when your Birthday comes around and we'll play "pass the hat"
>
> Regards,
>
> Evan M. Inker (New York) x. 4615
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Michael Richardson [mailto:MRICHARDSON-at-abc.state.ny.us]
> Sent: Friday, August 08, 2003 12:17 PM
> To: 'Inker, Evan'; 'hangout-at-nylxs.com'
> Subject: RE: [hangout] Lindows continues its PC push
>
>
> Will NYLXS, INC buy me one for my birthday? (the $670.00 one)
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Inker, Evan [mailto:EInker-at-gam.com]
> Sent: Friday, August 08, 2003 12:00 PM
> To: 'hangout-at-nylxs.com'
> Subject: [hangout] Lindows continues its PC push
>
>
>
> Lindows continues its PC push
> By CNET News.com Staff
> CNET News.com
> August 7, 2003, 9:11 AM PT
> URL: http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1103-5061047.html
>
> Software maker Lindows.com is taking another step along the road to the
> hardware business.
>
> The company, best known for its consumer-oriented version of the Linux
> operating system, on Thursday launched a $449 desktop computer with a
> flat-panel monitor. It's the second such announcement from Lindows in just a
> few weeks. In July, the company unveiled a $169 network computer, the
> WebStation, which lacks a hard drive and a floppy drive.
>
> The new machine, by contrast, is a full-featured system. The KooBox is built
> around a 1.2GHz Duron processor from Advanced Micro Devices and offers 256MB
> of synchronous DRAM (expandable to 1GB), a 20GB hard drive, a 56x CD-ROM
> drive, a 10/100 Ethernet connection, a 56K modem and 140-watt speakers. The
> 14.1-inch LCD (liquid crystal dispay) monitor has a resolution of 1,024 by
> 768 pixels.
>
> The PC also comes with version 4.0 of the LindowsOS, the company's suite of
> Internet software and a one-year membership in the Click-N-Run Warehouse of
> applications.
>
> "It is a complete system, so all you have to do is take it home and plug it
> in. At only $449, you get so much more than what our competitors offer for a
> similar price," Michael Robertson, Lindows' CEO, said in a statement.
>
> Lindows also announced a deluxe version for $670. The higher-priced machine
> comes with AMD's XP 2000 chip, 512MB of memory (expandable to 2GB), a 60GB
> hard drive, a DVD player and a rewritable CD drive.
>
> Consumers have other ways to buy low-priced PCs with Lindows software.
> Retailer Wal-Mart and PC maker Microtel have been selling Lindows-based
> desktops for less than $300.
>
> The KooBox is manufactured by MicroTron 2000. It can be bought in the United
> States directly from the KooBox Web site.
>
>
> Regards,
>
> Evan M. Inker (New York) x. 4615
>
>
>
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