On Mon, Jan 24, 2005 at 12:22:19AM -0800, Brian Dessent wrote: >> - People who've built systems themselves said or implied Yes, by >> (A) using spare parts along with new CPU, Mobo and Memory, or >> (B) replacing/upgrading an existing machine, or >> (C) making an existing machine dual-boot. >> - Those are apparently unacceptable options >> - People who've bought systems are hard-pressed to meet that price >> point >> - WinXP Pro costs $128 to upgrade to, even more if new >> - Not meeting the $400 price point is unacceptable > >I'd say that's a false characterization. The way I read it, cgf more or >less asked, "Does anyone know if it is possible to get a full, complete >system for the current donated amount ($400)? It would need to be a >real computer, not a barebones system that requires extra parts. If not >that's okay, it will just take some time for more money to accumulate." >In other words, not meeting the $400 price point is far from >unacceptable, it just means more time will have to pass.
Correct. cgf -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/