Lindows Webstation

Posted by michael on Sunday July 27, 2003 @07:32AM 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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iDiotPC? by bazongis · 2003-07-27 07:44 · Score: 5, Funny

Am I the only one who saw an imaginary 'i' in there?
Re:Security Holes? by God!+Awful+2 · 2003-07-27 07:48 · 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?

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Re:it seems silly not to include a hard drive by Profe55or+Booty · 2003-07-27 08:03 · Score: 5, Funny

I even wacked one remotely
you should teach my girlfriend how to do that

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