On Mon, 5 Mar 2001, Ian C. Sison wrote:
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> I've been toying on whether to get myself a BookPC - you know that
> book-sized footprint case, with a micro-atx board with everything in it..
> It uses an intel 810 chipset, SIS ethernet, "lin"modem. Looks pretty cool
> for a linux based appliance. At Php 29K without monitor and Win OS, it's
> quite reasonable.
29K??!!! that's too expensive for hardware like that. i'd suggest.. save
some more and get that wonderful Blade100 Sun box: 256MB RAM, 20GB Ultra66
drive, and a 500MHz *64 BIT* UltraSparc IIIi processor for $990. *drool*
that's about the same price as an IBM Aptiva with a 667MHz PIII processor
(no point comparing with bolt-your-own PC clone hardware).
it may not run Linux, but heck, UNIX is UNIX. i always wanted to have a
Sun of my own.. (I learned UNIX on a Sun, and it's got that "nerdy
engineer" image that a clone PC simply can't convey :) and the Blade100
brings that WAY closer to reality.
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