The Disposable Computer

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Posted by CowboyNeal on Thursday March 4, 2004 @04:38PM from the humble-beginnings dept.

sp00 writes "A disposable paperboard computer has been developed and is already in use in Sweden. Developed by Cypak AB, the paperboard computer can collect, process, and exchange several pages of encrypted data, the company says." Pretty impressive, given that they say it has a mere 32K of memory.

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32K?! by Anonymous Coward · 2004-03-04 16:39 · Score: 5, Funny

Jeez, no one would ever want to buy that underpowered machine! Give me 640k, and we will talk. ;-)
1. Re:32K?! by ackthpt · 2004-03-04 17:19 · Score: 5, Funny
  
  Jeez, no one would ever want to buy that underpowered machine! Give me 640k, and we will talk. ;-)
  Oy! Yer spoilt! I used to program in 32K and I liked it!
  Why, some of the finest programming and games I've ever seen fit in 32K. It's all slop nowdays. Widgets, buttons and things thag go Bing! and need 256 MB to do it in.
  
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2. Re:32K?! by Mipsalawishus · 2004-03-04 17:49 · Score: 5, Funny
  
  But does it run Linux???
3. Re:32K?! by MoreBeer · 2004-03-04 20:40 · Score: 5, Funny
  
  It's called a Fire Hazard.
4. Re:32K?! by flappinbooger · 2004-03-04 23:50 · Score: 5, Funny
  
  Ok, im imagining it ... Looks sorta like a library?
  
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Obligatory BillG Reference by oldosadmin · 2004-03-04 16:39 · Score: 5, Funny

Who needs more than 32k of memory anyway?

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If it crashes... by Tebriel · 2004-03-04 16:41 · Score: 5, Funny

If I get Windows running on this thing (with 32k!) and I get a BSOD, do I just throw it away and get a new one instead of a reboot? Or even better, could I mail it to MS and ask for a new one?

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1. Re:If it crashes... by LostCluster · 2004-03-04 16:57 · Score: 5, Funny
  
  Microsoft is saving time... their paper computers will be made out of blue construction paper.
Nothing new... by CrashPoint · 2004-03-04 16:41 · Score: 5, Funny

A computer you use for a few days and then throw away? Hell, Dell's like twenty years ahead in that market.
Finally... by Anonymous Coward · 2004-03-04 16:41 · Score: 5, Funny

..a computer I can actually wipe my ass with when I get pissed at it.
1. Re:Finally... by cujo_1111 · 2004-03-04 16:51 · Score: 5, Funny
  
  Cleaning the screen will be a real bitch then...
  
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Re: Disposable Computer by Anonymous Coward · 2004-03-04 16:42 · Score: 5, Funny

Imagine....a Beowulf cluster of these!
*sigh*
Beowoof? Bah! by tloh · 2004-03-04 16:46 · Score: 4, Funny

Forget about clustering, I want to see someone overclock one of these without the thing smoking and going up in flames!

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Excellent! by nmoog · 2004-03-04 16:47 · Score: 5, Funny

Now I can use my disposable cell phone to dial up and post my photos from my disposable digital camera and ask disney why I cant find anymore disposable dvds.

Oops. Better get back to work. Else no disposable income.
REAL Notebook computers. by Chr1s-Cr0ss · 2004-03-04 16:47 · Score: 4, Funny

Well, it seems we will finally be able to refer to something as truly a "Notebook computer"

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New excuse for not doing homework by Anonymous Coward · 2004-03-04 16:53 · Score: 5, Funny

"My dog ate my computer sir"
OH MAN by sudotcsh · 2004-03-04 16:53 · Score: 4, Funny

Cypak says the card's encryption can't be copied or broken...

AH HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA! ...

AH HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA!

*whew*! I needed that.
Beowulf book by NoDoZ · 2004-03-04 17:02 · Score: 5, Funny

wouldn't a beowulf cluster of these.. be a book?
1. Re:Beowulf book by rholliday · 2004-03-04 17:21 · Score: 4, Funny
  
  So then, would the book be "Beowulf?"
  
  I can see it now. The first virus will be called "Grendal ..."
  
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Good for distributed computing, I bet. by infernow · 2004-03-04 17:04 · Score: 5, Funny

(I apologize in advance for this one)
They're probably great at running Folding@Home.

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Windows? by JohnGrahamCumming · 2004-03-04 17:14 · Score: 4, Funny

Perhaps they can get it to run Windows, sell them on rolls and I'll be able to wipe my butt with Microsoft on a daily basis.

John.
Re:a mere 32K of memory by n3k5 · 2004-03-04 18:02 · Score: 5, Funny

In a few more years ... Just imagine a cluster .... in a three ring binder.
Exactly, you'll be able to double the memory capacity by punching holes in the right places.

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Re:Groan by AndroidCat · 2004-03-04 18:13 · Score: 4, Funny

The main part of the "military-class security", is that you can eat the computer if captured.

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Flushable by wrmrxxx · 2004-03-04 20:03 · Score: 5, Funny

Very handy for when the SCO cops show up. Quick, everybody, flush the computers down the toilet!