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Forwarded-by: Monty Solomon <monty@roscom.com>

     New $199 PC Doesn't Do Windows
     - Oct 2, 2002 03:53 PM (AP Online)
     - http://finance.lycos.com/home/news/story.asp?story=28928829

By MATTHEW FORDAHL
AP Technology Writer
  
  It's been about 20 years since a new Atari 400 or Commodore Vic
20 could be had for less than $200. Even then, those relics were
well on their way from bargain bins to the dust bin of PC history.
  Since then, few if any new computers have sold for less than
$200. Any that did were seriously outdated or inoperable.
  Now, in a challenge to established tech giants, several upstarts
have banded together to create a PC that retails for $199.86.
  It doesn't do Windows. In fact, it doesn't do a lot of things.
  The Microtel SYSMAR710, sold only at Wal-Mart's online store,
runs on a Linux operating system variant called Lindows, which has
been hyped as a new choice for consumers who want to break away
from the Microsoft monopoly.

...

     - http://finance.lycos.com/home/news/story.asp?story=28928829


