__/ [ 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...?
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