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Walmart Expands Low-End Linux Notebook Offerings

Posted by timothy on from the cheap-at-the-price dept.

startleman writes "A story on Tom's Hardware reports that Walmart apparently will offer a Linare-equipped notebook below the $500 mark. Manufacturer Linare said that it will bring a Linux-based device to the retailer 'within the next few days.' Specs include an AMD Athlon 1800+, a 40 GByte harddrive, 128 MByte memory, a CD-ROM drive, an Ethernet port and the firm's Linare OS as well as Open Office."

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  1. yes, but does it... by zegebbers · · Score: 2, Funny
    run linux?

    (it's a joke :) )

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    1. Re:yes, but does it... by Stevyn · · Score: 5, Funny

      After I saw "Linare", I asked myself the same thing.

      (seriously)

  2. My, the ambivalence! by Faust7 · · Score: 5, Funny

    It's Wal-Mart -- desecrator of burial grounds, disturber of ancient ruins, discriminator of women employees, and destroyer of small-town America... ...but it's Linux!

    Oh, how to feel?

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    1. Re:My, the ambivalence! by the_other_one · · Score: 3, Funny

      Feel Good but Dirty

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    2. Re:My, the ambivalence! by St.+Arbirix · · Score: 4, Funny

      I propose a Battle Royale: Microsoft vs Wal-Mart!

      MS would win major karma and popularity points by displaying a "Wal-Mart is evil" or "Wal-Mart ate my community" message on bootup or something. Meanwhile Wal-Mart will pull MS products from its shelves.

      The raw well-lubed power of MS OEM dominance will finally be pitted against a hypnotically deteriorative superpower capable of harnessing the buying power of the worlds lowest common denominator.

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  3. fp? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    That's better specs than my laptop. Maybe it's time for an upgrade.

  4. Yes but does it ... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Run Windows ?

    1. Re:Yes but does it ... by ziggit · · Score: 3, Funny

      have a built in basic interpreter, and almost no boot time? I think not! Get your self a real laptop, like a trs-80 model 100/102/etc.

    2. Re:Yes but does it ... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

      only if they need to run viruses or spyware on it.

  5. But... by Frohan · · Score: 3, Funny

    can it copy and paste Miami Vice images?

  6. Why? by labratuk · · Score: 4, Funny

    Why did they choose linaire, the world's most hideous linux distribution?

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  7. Re:But the question is by shumacher · · Score: 2, Funny

    "No employees died to release this product m'lord"
    "Ah, yes, well kill a few employees anyway."

  8. MegaB GByte by davez0r · · Score: 5, Funny

    what's the point of typing out byte? isn't a capital B assumed to be byte whereas a lowercase b is assumed to be bit?

    if you're going to write out Byte, you might as well write out Mega as well. but mixing and matching like this? i find the flagrant lack of consistency to be unsettling.

    THE STICK UP MY ASS IS TWITCHING AND I DEMAND A CORRECTION!

  9. Re:Enough power for some by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Yes, of course. I also do occasional "development work" at coffee shops and would appreciate a cheap, essentially disposable machine such as this.

    -Knuth

  10. ARGH! by Jeff+DeMaagd · · Score: 2, Funny

    I have no idea how I typed "Atlon" not just once, but twice. I should have known better. Sorry.

  11. New Distro by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Wal*Nix

    Gives 4K disk quotas to users.
    Forces all users out of /home to /tmp.
    Grows partition to fill entire disk(s).

  12. Will MSN be on the desktop for easy access? by mattspammail · · Score: 2, Funny
    I don't think I'll buy it unless they install the Internet (you know, either AOL or MSN) on it first.

    And they'd better have IE on there.

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