Gus Wirth wrote:
Tracy R Reed wrote:
According to this article:
http://blog.wired.com/gadgets/2007/10/200-everex-gree.html
two Wal-Mart stores in the San Diego area are selling a $200 computer
that comes with Ubuntu preinstalled. I am tempted to start calling
around to find out which one it is if I thought there was any chance
that someone who answered the phone might know if their store carried
them. I may just have to visit a few until I find one.
[snip]
The Walmart machine is based on a mini-ITX motherboard with a Via C7
processor. The Via C7 processor has some interesting features. Some
specs are at <http://www.via.com.tw/en/products/processors/c7/>. The
chip supports hardware SHA-1 and SHA-256 hashing, a hardware based
Random Number Generator (RNG), Full AES Encryption ECB,CBC,CFB,OFB hdw
modes + RSA hardware assist (Montgomery Multiplier) +CBC/CFB-MAC/ CTR
(not sure what all the TLA's mean but somebody out there knows)
I have also seen that Fry's now sells a mini-ITX motherboard with an
Intel Celeron processor for $70. There is a comparative review here
<http://www.imedialinux.com/intel-d201gly-power-consumption-and-performance.html>
that indicates this is a very nice board for the price. Given some
frugal shopping it looks like you can build your own equivalent of the
Walmart PC for about the same price.
Here's some more good news for low cost PC's. If you already have a
bunch of parts but want a low power board, you can buy just the
motherboard of the Walmart (Everex ) PC for $60. More info here:
http://www.linuxelectrons.com/news/roundup/14157/upgrade-your-gos-pc-pci-express
Looks like the follow-on version will have PCI-express instead of
regular PCI.
Gus
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