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| DATE | 2003-08-08 |
| FROM | From: "Inker, Evan"
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| SUBJECT | Subject: [hangout] Lindows continues its PC push
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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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