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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."

3 of 340 comments (clear)

  1. Kill the floppy with the HD. by Thinkit3 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Down with legacy!

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  2. Great idea by stere0 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    How many journalists have ever had their cameras confiscated by the cops because the events they had photographed were not supposed to be shown?

    Imagine you have this camera, take pictures of JFK playing curling with Henry Kissinger at Princess Diana's garden party, and get caught by the cops before you escape. They can confiscate your camera, which can be insured, but they can't stop the world from discovering the great conpiracy because you already uploaded the pictures to your website and a couple of mirrors.

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  3. it works by Sfing_ter · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    it works, it rocks. mmmmmmmmmmm.... debian...

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    A computer once beat me at chess, but it was no match for me at kick boxing. Emo Philips