In article <3807653.blS2HoQWFk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
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> Zonbu to Roll Out $99 Linux-Based Computer This Summer
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> | 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.
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> http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/cheap-pc/zonbu-to-roll-out-99-linux+based-computer-this-summer-258177.php
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> Other new and low-cost PCs (some in the making), which are based on Linux:
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> HRD hopes to make $10 laptops a reality
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> | So far, the cost of one laptop, after factoring in labour charges,
> | is coming to $47 but the ministry feels the price will come
> | down dramatically considering the fact that the demand would
> | be for one million laptops.
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> http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/TOIonline/India/HRD_hopes_to_make_10_laptops_a_reality/articleshow/1999849.cms
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> Made in India PC for just about $100
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> | While global computing giants like IBM and AMD are yet to give
> | shape to their ambitious plans for a computer that costs 100
> | dollars or less, an Indian company has already set its eyes on
> | 10 million potential customers with its up-and-running PC
> | priced at Rs 4,500 only.
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> http://www.expressindia.com/fullstory.php?newsid=85690
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> France caters to market for the most simple of computers
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> | 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."
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> http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/04/02/technology/neuf.php
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DSL has some fantastic tiny boxes for sale as well, but they're more than
100 bucks.
Some are 100% solid state and utterly silent.
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