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How Cheap Can A PC Be?

Posted by timothy on from the digital-watches dept.

geoff lane writes "Ballmer wants a $100 computer. OK, can we build a reasonable PC for just $100 and a copy of Linux? The rules are: It's assumed that a monitor, keyboard and mouse are already available. Ethernet connectivity must be provided. All components must already have Linux support. All components must be new and currently available. The result must be electrically safe for the home. Is it possible?"

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  1. HA!! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    First Post!!~

  2. FP by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Me?

  3. More detail please... by Kjuib · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Please define: New.... I have a computer I will sell for $100, I have only used it for a few years. By some definitions it is still new... Will that work for you?

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  4. The first.... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Anyone remember the movie 'The first ten million is always the hardest'? I mean, sure, it was not exactly realistic, but that just reminds me of this.

  5. "Walmart would already be doing it. " by codergeek42 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    They already are...

  6. OT, but what the heck... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    The amount of bullshit in the universe is constant. Bullshit cannot be created or destroyed, only changed in form.

    Yes, and Bush has cornered the market on it.

  7. It can be done... by jmcmunn · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Just come hunt through my closet and you will find a NIC, an old 120Mhz machine, and an old 800MB HD with Win 98 already on it. Format, install linux and there you go.

    Of course I assume you want this PC to be usable for something other than reading a doc in notepad/emacs huh? Well in that case go to this site http://www.freedesktoppc.com/default.aspx?referer= 8337143 here and sign up. No problem.

  8. that was me, by the way by TheJOsh!(tm) · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    i don't know why it posted me AC. i'm not.

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