[aklug] Re: fit-pc and fit-pc2?

From: Greg Madden <gomadtroll@gci.net>
Date: Mon Jul 12 2010 - 18:13:13 AKDT

On Monday 12 July 2010 16:04:51 Christopher Howard wrote:
> On 07/12/2010 03:47 PM, Greg Madden wrote:
> > On Monday 12 July 2010 15:03:02 Christopher Howard wrote:
> >> On 07/12/2010 12:26 PM, Lee wrote:
> >>> Anyone played with one of these?
> >>>
> >>> http://www.fit-pc.com
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> >> Wow. I hope that isn't the future of desktop PCs. Running a 1.6Ghz Atom
> >> in my netbook is bad enough... I couldn't imagine having something that
> >> pathetic for my desktop PC.
> >
> > For those who are social media tyes, maybe, gamers and workstation users
> > need more...much more. The death of the desktop is from those selling
> > something else.
>
> I'm just wondering why they targeted the desktop market with their
> advertising. I mean, if you don't want a desktop PC for media, gaming,
> or as a workstation, what do you want it for? (There is software
> development also, but in that case you want a fast PC to speed up
> compile time.)
>
> From the home page, it looks like they are trying to ride it in as one
> of those "green" save-the-planet solutions.

Ah green. I think a lot of folks can get by with this stuff. Internet & email,
except flash eats up all resources :-(

I wonder about re-using older computers compared to new (much) lower power
solutions.

-- 
Peace,
Greg
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