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Lindows Webstation

Posted by michael on from the only-free-if-your-time-has-no-cost dept.

dr.karl.b writes "Lindows.com has announced the WebStation, a hard-disk-less pc that boots from a CD, similar to the now dead ThinkNIC, for $169 (no monitor). Different versions are available from 2 vendors, TigerDirect and iDOTpc.com. The TigerDirect version has a 1.1GHz Duron, 256MB PC2100 DDR, 56X CD-ROM, 10/100Mbps NIC, floppy, modem, keyboard and mouse. The iDOTpc.com version has a 800MHz C3, 256MB PC133 SDRAM, 56X CD-ROM, 10/100Mbps NIC, but without a floppy, modem, keyboard or mouse. The TigerDirect looks like a better deal, at least now ($169 = $189 - $20 rebate). The 2 different versions seem to have confused the authors at C/Net and The Register, who only report the specs of the iDOTpc.com version."

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  1. Funny thing by Crashmarik · · Score: 2, Funny

    The cost of the complete system is a bit less than the going rate for the protection money err single user license that SCO sells.

  2. iDiotPC? by bazongis · · Score: 5, Funny

    Am I the only one who saw an imaginary 'i' in there?

  3. Re:Security Holes? by God!+Awful+2 · · Score: 3, Funny

    Do you have any idea how difficult it is to write a security exploit that would work on a computer with a readonly file system?

    -a

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  4. Re:it seems silly not to include a hard drive by Profe55or+Booty · · Score: 5, Funny
    I even wacked one remotely

    you should teach my girlfriend how to do that

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  5. Re:it seems silly not to include a hard drive by dbc · · Score: 2, Funny

    Back in my day I had to write games in BASIC, on a 4.7Mhz computer with no hard disk and 128K of RAM. And I was grateful
    I see. Another Slashdot youngster, then.

  6. Re:it seems silly not to include a hard drive by palp · · Score: 2, Funny

    A CD-ROM is *write-only*

    Write only media.. what a great idea!

    For when you don't want anyone to see your top secret documents, burn them to write only media!

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  7. Lindows by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    This is me while i fight against Lindows.

  8. Re:Add a hard disk? by Unregistered · · Score: 2, Funny

    But that's what backups are for

    No that's what super glue is for.

  9. Re:it seems silly not to include a hard drive by Greedo · · Score: 2, Funny

    I think my CD-R drive may be write-only. How else can I explain all the coasters I've burned?

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