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Down, down, down go the prices!
This is cool. The whole thing for $250. That will sell! The idea of placing the OS on firmware is interesting. A currect project on the Linux side is to develop a way to store the OS on a cheap CDROM type device. The OS portion of the hard drive would only store modifications to the initial CDROM/DVD OS image. The system would then see the initial image as it has been modified. This would greatly reduce the amount of maintenance that would be required on a system, since most of the core files would be set in stone and any modifications would be easy to spot and analyze. Such a system could then be updated by simply changing the underlying optical media, the way one would repair an appliance. This VIA device bears some resemblence to that model.
Posted by: George Mitchell   Posted on: 05/10/05 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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Oh, gee, look.... Windows is 62.25% of the price..  Xunil_Sierutuf | 05/10/05
And the funny thing is  Loverock Davidson | 05/10/05
Niether XP or Longhorn will run on these computers.  DonnieBoy | 05/10/05
Doesn't matter  Loverock Davidson | 05/10/05
Then it wouldn't be a $250 PC. Those looking for a $250 PC won't look to MS  DonnieBoy | 05/10/05
Loverock just likes to argue ...  George Mitchell | 05/10/05
I sure do  Loverock Davidson | 05/10/05
Or a $500 Mac mini  Ken_z | 05/11/05
OEMs pay less than you thing for Windows.  B.O.F.H. | 05/10/05
Yes, but then the OEM is 100% responsible for support.  DonnieBoy | 05/10/05
These kinds of designs will cause problems for Microsoft.  DonnieBoy | 05/10/05
Problems for both MS and DE  Loverock Davidson | 05/10/05
KDE and GNOME run just fine on 128 MB.  DonnieBoy | 05/10/05
No they don't (NT)  Loverock Davidson | 05/10/05
I've never had too much of a problem with 64MB  George Mitchell | 05/10/05
No problem  Loverock Davidson | 05/10/05
RE: No problem  nightshade0143 | 05/10/05
Gee, It's Sure Going To Be Fun Popping That CD In  itanalyst | 05/10/05
Linux does not have restrictive image options..  Xunil_Sierutuf | 05/10/05
You conveniently forgot one thing  Prognosticator | 05/10/05
LOL... Willing? Convicted monopolist only say that..  Xunil_Sierutuf | 05/10/05
Not too many people  rkadowns | 05/10/05
Agree completely  Prognosticator | 05/10/05
Think Of All The Things You Can Do  itanalyst | 05/10/05
Down, down, down go the prices!  George Mitchell | 05/10/05
Yeah, and reduced virus vulnerability  mad.mutt | 05/11/05
From what I have read here,  rkadowns | 05/10/05

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