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Barebones Notebook

Posted by michael on from the some-assembly-required dept.

Gsurface writes "The first barebones notebook makes its appearance. The barebone notebook features no display, no CPU, no RAM and no HDD, but only the case, with keyboard and touchpad."

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  1. Who needs a screen? by Grim+Grepper · · Score: 4, Funny

    Why back in my day, all you needed were some LED's.

    And why use a hard drive when you have perfectly good cassette tapes laying around?

    1. Re:Who needs a screen? by Wobin · · Score: 5, Funny

      You had tapes? I used to have to insert 28 punch-cards only to be able to play tetris...

    2. Re:Who needs a screen? by phoenix_rizzen · · Score: 5, Funny

      You had punch cards? Talk about spoiled.

      We, my friend, had to input our code using dip switches, 1 byte at a time. And heaven forbid that you make a mistake near the end of the program, 'cause then we had to start all over.

    3. Re:Who needs a screen? by loucura! · · Score: 3, Funny

      You had tetris?! I had to insert 28 punch-cards, for nothing! And it had to be done, too! You know what! We liked it!

      Durned-kids these days.

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    4. Re:Who needs a screen? by loucura! · · Score: 4, Funny

      You had TAPE?! I had to make do with paste... which was fortuitous, because it could double as a tasty-tasty buritto substitute.

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    5. Re:Who needs a screen? by mihalis · · Score: 5, Funny
      You had punch cards? Talk about spoiled.

      We, my friend, had to input our code using dip switches, 1 byte at a time. And heaven forbid that you make a mistake near the end of the program, 'cause then we had to start all over.

      You had dip switches? You were lucky! We had to ... no, I just can't bear it any more.

  2. And it comes with a barebones webserver by jmulvey · · Score: 3, Funny

    ... because 2 posts into the Slashdot thread, and the website is done-for?

    I think it's their webserver that is running without a CPU.

  3. AKA by endoboy · · Score: 5, Funny

    etch-a-sketch

  4. Finally something that ISNT a beowulf cluster by siberian · · Score: 5, Funny

    Finally, something I don't WANT to make into a Beowulf cluster..

  5. Oh this is too easy.... by CoyoteGuy · · Score: 3, Funny

    Now all I need is a high resolution color printout of a desktop, a bag to match, and I can sit at the coffee shop pickin up chicks for a much lower price than buying an actual laptop :P

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  6. Re:Already /.'d? by Soul-Burn666 · · Score: 4, Funny

    I'm sorry, but I must....

    In Soviet Russia, the sites Slashdot you!

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  7. Keyboard? Keyboard? by burgburgburg · · Score: 5, Funny

    Why in my day, we used to get up at 2:00 am, eat a plate of hot gravel, crawl to the office over broken glass, and when we got there, we'd have to pound on the computer with our foreheads in place of typing. Keyboard? Kids today have it easy.

  8. Re:Already /.'d? by daddymac · · Score: 4, Funny
    I'm surprised it lasted this long.

    Considering the web server has no display, no ram, no hard drive...

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  9. Trustworthy Hardware Platform by Michael_Burton · · Score: 3, Funny

    No CPU, no RAM, and no display. But on the plus side, your Windows installation opens fewer security holes than on other laptops.

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  10. Re:Call that barebones? by SlightlyMadman · · Score: 4, Funny

    -1 Redundant

    Didn't you read the article? They have that exact same picture up.

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  11. Re:ok..... by kfg · · Score: 4, Funny

    From an electronics jobber. Where you'll also find everything you need to design, build and test everything from an old fasihoned crystal radio set to a mainframe computer.

    You need only supply your own money and intelligence.

    These days the answer to "Where do I get. . ." is almost always, " At the store."

    You want a small particle accelerator? People sell them over the counter, or all the parts to build your own.

    The only trick is to find the store. Trust me, it's there.

    KFG

  12. Barebones laptop without a display? by g_adams27 · · Score: 5, Funny


    I'm all for bare-bones, but I at least want all the bones!

  13. Wow by Strange+Ranger · · Score: 5, Funny

    barebone notebook features no display, no CPU, no RAM and no HDD,

    And the damn thing STILL runs Linux. Wow!


    Oh. nevermind..

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  14. Re:What? by MoonBuggy · · Score: 5, Funny
    No CPU, no screen, no HDD ... Are you sure they're not charging you $$$ for an empty cardboard box?
    Of course not, they're charging you $$$ for a plastic box ;-)
  15. Hey, I used to have one of those... by Archie+Steel · · Score: 4, Funny

    ...if I remember correctly, it was called a ZX81... :-)

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  16. For Sale by dupper · · Score: 3, Funny

    1 barebones server - case, slightly fire damaged. Used to host www.exbitlabs.com.

  17. Re:No Display? by Eccles · · Score: 5, Funny

    while videos look awsome, applications look like carp!

    If you got one of those amber displays, would they look like goldfish?

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  18. and it still by geekoid · · Score: 3, Funny

    runs at 150F...

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  19. Wait a darned second . . . by xScruffx · · Score: 3, Funny

    Mead has been selling barebones notebooks FOREVER. You just have to provide an input device.

    High-end Mead notebook: $3.00 USD
    Run of the mill input device: $1.00 USD

    xScruffx

  20. Ill sell you one - good price too. by _ph1ux_ · · Score: 5, Funny

    Totally Bare bones System BLOWOUT!!!!

    For only a nice even $1000.00 !!! You get the following Barebones Laptop:

    No Display!
    No RAM!
    No Battery!
    No Extra Battery!
    No CPU!
    No Keyboard!
    No HDD!
    (1) Laptop Carrying Case.

    You get to pick all the compnents you want in your barebones system - and each can be added at an additional cost.

    ACT NOW! While supplies last!!!