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Free PC With French Broadband Connection

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the someone-mention-this-to-aol-please dept.

robson writes "Neuf Cegetel announced the purchase of AOL France, an ISP that counts 500,000 broadband subscribers and the arrival of 'the box,' an Internet access terminal. Code-name: Easy Gate. It's a computer, working under the Linux OS. It's a router. It's a DSL modem. It's also a telephone. All in one. Easy Gate will be available from November, the actual 'box' consists of: an Intel 852 GM, 6 ports USB 2.0, 512 Mb of RAM and 512 Mb of Flash memory."

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  1. Bread? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    I read the topic as Free PC with French Bread Connection

  2. How do they do it?... by crazyvas · · Score: 4, Funny

    ..Using the French Connection....

  3. My head asplode by iPodUser · · Score: 5, Funny

    The fact that it's linux means the slashdoters will love it, the fact that it's AOL they will hate it. The sheer conflict in the minds of the slashdot readers will cause more than one head to pop.
    Also, what kind of a name is "America OnLine France"? Shouldn't it be "France OnLine"? FOL? Hmmm....

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  4. Re:Dellised? by RAMMS+EIN · · Score: 2, Funny

    ``So it's basicly a company giving away a free low quality Dell PC''

    Dell wishes their machines looked this good.

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  5. Re:French this, French that by LonelyElf · · Score: 1, Funny

    I WAS KIDDING !!!

  6. Re:It's not M$, so no BSOD... by swab79 · · Score: 2, Funny

    ... and if it were American it would have the smoke screen of lies...

  7. Yummy by CODiNE · · Score: 2, Funny

    I'm gonna pop that lid top and steam me some rice in that baby. Yeaaaahhhhh... at last Linux has gone BEYOND TOASTERS.

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  8. Re:Total cost of ownership by Drachemorder · · Score: 2, Funny
    Actually it is N9uf (Neuf) Telecom, not AOL that is offering this. All that has happened is that N9uf has acquired the France division of AOL.
    Wait ... are you telling me that AOL surrendered to the French? Man, I knew AOL was lame, but...
  9. You know your humor has truly failed by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    when it spawns a discussion of recycling.