A few of the news sites mention the Apollo PLE133 chipset but I haven't seen it mentioned on the Walmart or Microtel sites.
Bari Ronald G Minnich wrote: >anybody know if this is the EPIA? > >ron > >---------- Forwarded message ---------- >Date: Wed, 04 Sep 2002 16:00:56 -0400 >Subject: how to build the world's cheapest cluster? > >August 30, 2002 01:53 PM > >Via processors power sub-$200 LindowsOS PC >By Tom Krazit > >MICROTEL COMPUTER SYSTEMS is selling a PC equipped with a C3 processor >from Via Technologies and the LindowsOS operating system from >Lindows.com Inc. exclusively at Walmart.com for less than $200. > >One of the cheapest retail desktop PCs available, the SYSMAR 710 is the >first PC sold by a major U.S. retailer to contain the C3 processor from >Via, a Via spokeswoman said Friday. The SYSMAR comes with an 800MHz C3 >processor, 128M bytes of SDRAM (synchronous dynamic RAM), a 10G-byte >hard drive, and a CD-ROM drive, and has a list price of $199.86. It does >not include a monitor, modem, nor floppy disk drive, according to the >Walmart.com Web site. > >The SYSMAR 715, which costs $218, is identical to the SYSMAR 710 but has >a LAN card and a modem. The SYSMAR 715 was not available on Walmart.com >at press time. > >Microtel also makes two other PCs for Walmart.com, the SYSMAR150 and >SYSMAR151, which cost $299.84 and $399.72 respectively, and feature >Microsoft's Windows XP Home edition operating system. The Windows PCs >also use 800MHz C3 processors, and feature the same memory and hard >drive specifications. The 151 comes with a 15-inch monitor. > >Walmart.com, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Wal-Mart Stores, Microtel, and >Lindows.com partnered to offer low-cost PCs in June, releasing eight >different models that used processors from both Intel and Advanced Micro >Devices, priced between $299 and $599. > >Via is primarily known for its chipset business, but also makes the C3 >and Cyrix processors. The C3 is designed to consume small amounts of >power. > > >_______________________________________________ >Linuxbios mailing list >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >http://www.clustermatic.org/mailman/listinfo/linuxbios > > > > _______________________________________________ Linuxbios mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.clustermatic.org/mailman/listinfo/linuxbios
