wally world pcs less the os

[Marvin Bellamy]

That's a very cool idea.

OT--ever hear of the "Zoni Cavalieri dello Zodiaco"?  It was an Italian
animated series on when I was kid living overseas.

Bill Cavalieri wrote:

> On Wed, 2002-05-01 at 12:53, Marvin Bellamy wrote:
>
>There's a cool article on slashdot about Walmart's line of computers
>sold *without* Windows.  It's amazing to think that you can get a 1 Ghz
>machine for $400--w/o monitor.  I want to upgrade my computer, the
>motherboard *alone* would cost me $250.  I'm sure the ghost of Sam is
>just being cheap, but this is a big opportunity for the Linux market.
> Every distro should be chomping at the bit to get a Walmart version out
>the door.  And I mean one that will install a newbie setup with no
>effort.  Love or hate that chain, they've opened a big door...
>
> This is also an opportunity for the lug, we could put together some
> how-to's and see if the local Walmarts would allow them to be placed
> near the computers.
>
>
> -Bill
> Bill Cavalieri
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