Roy Schestowitz espoused:
> India's take on the '$100 computer' gets U.S. venture funds
>
> ,----[ Quote ]
>| Novatium says that its machine costs about 500 rupees a month, including
>| Internet connectivity, software and hardware. That's about $12.44.
> `----
>
> http://www.news.com/8301-10784_3-978...=2547-1_3-0-20
>
> It's likely to run Linux, of course.
>

Naturally. The really excellent thing about this is that we will have
multiple of these "sub £50" computers available. The potential for
schools, hobbiest, clubs, academic use and so on is just incredible.

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____/ Mark Kent on Tuesday 25 September 2007 21:36 : \____

> Roy Schestowitz espoused:
>> India's take on the '$100 computer' gets U.S. venture funds
>>
>> ,----[ Quote ]
>>| Novatium says that its machine costs about 500 rupees a month, including
>>| Internet connectivity, software and hardware. That's about $12.44.
>> `----
>>
>>
http://www.news.com/8301-10784_3-978...=2547-1_3-0-20
>>
>> It's likely to run Linux, of course.
>>
>
> Naturally. The really excellent thing about this is that we will have
> multiple of these "sub £50" computers available. The potential for
> schools, hobbiest, clubs, academic use and so on is just incredible.

What I sometimes find incredible is that some of our 'fellow' shills fail to
see why someone would want such a cheap PC for work. It's akin to "let them
have cakes" because Redmond's troops cannot understand that most people are
unable to afford Surface, let alone a $450 PC, which might require saving
money _for years_.

Linux opens doors.

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In comp.os.linux.advocacy, Roy Schestowitz

wrote
on Tue, 25 Sep 2007 22:19:37 +0100
<2950218.Qyldb30nX1@schestowitz.com>:
> ____/ Mark Kent on Tuesday 25 September 2007 21:36 : \____
>
>> Roy Schestowitz espoused:
>>> India's take on the '$100 computer' gets U.S. venture funds
>>>
>>> ,----[ Quote ]
>>>| Novatium says that its machine costs about 500 rupees a month, including
>>>| Internet connectivity, software and hardware. That's about $12.44.
>>> `----
>>>
>>>
> http://www.news.com/8301-10784_3-978...=2547-1_3-0-20
>>>
>>> It's likely to run Linux, of course.
>>>
>>
>> Naturally. The really excellent thing about this is that we
>> will have multiple of these "sub £50" computers available.
>> The potential for schools, hobbiest, clubs, academic use and
>> so on is just incredible.

Not to mention kiosks, industrial controllers, and various
other utility functions where ruggedness is a premium
(no built-in damagable gyroscope! :-) )

Granted, one probably wouldn't use laptops for those --
but the motherboard could presumably be put in a different
holder.

>
> What I sometimes find incredible is that some of our 'fellow'
> shills fail to see why someone would want such a cheap PC for
> work. It's akin to "let them have cakes" because Redmond's
> troops cannot understand that most people are unable to
> afford Surface, let alone a $450 PC, which might require
> saving money _for years_.
>
> Linux opens doors.
>

And doesn't require Windows. (Hey, *someone* had to say it...)

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____/ The Ghost In The Machine on Wednesday 26 September 2007 00:38 : \____

> In comp.os.linux.advocacy, Roy Schestowitz
>
> wrote
> on Tue, 25 Sep 2007 22:19:37 +0100
> <2950218.Qyldb30nX1@schestowitz.com>:
>> ____/ Mark Kent on Tuesday 25 September 2007 21:36 : \____
>>
>>> Roy Schestowitz espoused:
>>>> India's take on the '$100 computer' gets U.S. venture funds
>>>>
>>>> ,----[ Quote ]
>>>>| Novatium says that its machine costs about 500 rupees a month, including
>>>>| Internet connectivity, software and hardware. That's about $12.44.
>>>> `----
>>>>
>>>>
>>
http://www.news.com/8301-10784_3-978...=2547-1_3-0-20
>>>>
>>>> It's likely to run Linux, of course.
>>>>
>>>
>>> Naturally. The really excellent thing about this is that we
>>> will have multiple of these "sub £50" computers available.
>>> The potential for schools, hobbiest, clubs, academic use and
>>> so on is just incredible.
>
> Not to mention kiosks, industrial controllers, and various
> other utility functions where ruggedness is a premium
> (no built-in damagable gyroscope! :-) )
>
> Granted, one probably wouldn't use laptops for those --
> but the motherboard could presumably be put in a different
> holder.
>
>>
>> What I sometimes find incredible is that some of our 'fellow'
>> shills fail to see why someone would want such a cheap PC for
>> work. It's akin to "let them have cakes" because Redmond's
>> troops cannot understand that most people are unable to
>> afford Surface, let alone a $450 PC, which might require
>> saving money _for years_.
>>
>> Linux opens doors.
>>
>
> And doesn't require Windows. (Hey, *someone* had to say it...)

It depends. Many people require Windows in order to use Linux. You know, they
need something with which to obtain the ISO, burn a Linux CD, and then rewrite
the hard-drive. ;-)

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In comp.os.linux.advocacy, Roy Schestowitz

wrote
on Wed, 26 Sep 2007 05:03:30 +0100
<1503907.NCHd54ftNC@schestowitz.com>:
> ____/ The Ghost In The Machine on Wednesday 26 September 2007 00:38 : \____
>
>> In comp.os.linux.advocacy, Roy Schestowitz
>>
>> wrote
>> on Tue, 25 Sep 2007 22:19:37 +0100
>> <2950218.Qyldb30nX1@schestowitz.com>:
>>> ____/ Mark Kent on Tuesday 25 September 2007 21:36 : \____
>>>
>>>> Roy Schestowitz espoused:
>>>>> India's take on the '$100 computer' gets U.S. venture funds
>>>>>
>>>>> ,----[ Quote ]
>>>>>| Novatium says that its machine costs about 500 rupees a month, including
>>>>>| Internet connectivity, software and hardware. That's about $12.44.
>>>>> `----
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>
> http://www.news.com/8301-10784_3-978...=2547-1_3-0-20
>>>>>
>>>>> It's likely to run Linux, of course.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Naturally. The really excellent thing about this is that we
>>>> will have multiple of these "sub £50" computers available.
>>>> The potential for schools, hobbiest, clubs, academic use and
>>>> so on is just incredible.
>>
>> Not to mention kiosks, industrial controllers, and various
>> other utility functions where ruggedness is a premium
>> (no built-in damagable gyroscope! :-) )
>>
>> Granted, one probably wouldn't use laptops for those --
>> but the motherboard could presumably be put in a different
>> holder.
>>
>>>
>>> What I sometimes find incredible is that some of our 'fellow'
>>> shills fail to see why someone would want such a cheap PC for
>>> work. It's akin to "let them have cakes" because Redmond's
>>> troops cannot understand that most people are unable to
>>> afford Surface, let alone a $450 PC, which might require
>>> saving money _for years_.
>>>
>>> Linux opens doors.
>>>
>>
>> And doesn't require Windows. (Hey, *someone* had to say it...)
>
> It depends. Many people require Windows in order to use Linux.
> You know, they need something with which to obtain the ISO,
> burn a Linux CD, and then rewrite the hard-drive. ;-)
>

Considering the saturation of the home PC market, that's
probably not a big worry. In my case I have no less than
4 PCs in varying degrees of disorder, and two functional
Amigas to boot. (It might actually be more but I've not
tried the 2000s lately. It's a long story.)

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