Linuxwatch Budget System of 2001

A reader writes "Linuxwatch.org has posted their Budget System of 2001 in response to LinuxHardware's 2001 System of the year. Boasting their system is 13% of the price and plenty of power for "normal users". Running at 1.4Ghz with 256MB RAM, it doesn't seem to bad for "normal users"(whatever that means)IMHO."

Linux Watch

[Talinom]

Oops, I thought they meant a watch running Linux at 1.4Ghz with 256MB RAM.

Booya! I'll take one of those.

Maybe their servers are a little too 'budget'

[pheph]

Looks like they're /.'d, i guess it just goes to show that a budget desktop isn't a budget server.

Re:And they wonder why sales have dropped...

[jonestor]

maybe put those spare cycle to work analyzing my patterns so that stuff i will want or need soon are loaded in the background

Doesn't windows already do this?

Re:And they wonder why sales have dropped...

[2bitHax0r]

Yeah, it analyzes exactly when I'm doing something crucial and provokes me with a blue screen...

They'll do anything to market a better computer!

Don't tell me they're running this site...

[mystery_bowler]

on such a system, because that would explain why it's /.'d all to heck. ;)

No chance of a mirror, eh? How about a Google cache?

Re:Where's the rest of it?

[roguerez]

Ah, the hidden cost of the Athlon: you need a $300 power supply. Or did you mean 300 W.. ;)

Free

[kick_in_the_eye]

My Dad threw it out last year, A P75 with 32 MB and an 800 MB dirve. Its headless, but it runs slackware 8.0 and is my dns, mail server, web server, ssh server and pop mail client for the whole family. For style I spray painted it green, but ran out 3/4 of the way. Gotta love it.

Re:It sure beats no sound card....

[RevDiaBLo]

Sounds like a horrible place to work. Do they allow smiling? What about yawning? I'm sure laughing is a huge no-no. :)

Beowolf?

[WyldOne]

Thank God Sex is not licensed under GPL or everyone would get to watch! -- me

That's what porn videos are ;)

You would think they could have at least beowolfed them...

Re:It sure beats no sound card....

[spoonyfork]

... that's why god created headphones

... audio feedback during computer interaction is invaluable, especial those those with visual disabilities

... distracting your left brain while your right brain plugs away actually increases productivity in some people

... getting your nazi on doesn't save money, it creates a stiffling environment devoid of creativity and self-expression

Re:So what does it mean...

[Anonymous Coward]

Your 166 is 66 MHz faster than my P100, but it's out of commission since it got r00ted over the weekend. I bet the l4m3r was surprised I noticed him compiling his toolkit based on nothing except the fact that the machine was sluggish.

Value vs. Price

[saintlupus]

Value not only refers to cost of the machine but the quality within.

That's why I buy Apple gear. But try explaining the concept of a price premium for value to a bunch of 1337 h@x0rs living in mom's basement, running a system cobbled together from CompUSA free-with-rebate parts, an untested bleeding edge kernel grafted onto the TurboLinux install from the CD they found in the dumpster behind Barnes and Noble's.

Yeah, I know, Flamebait. I've been at the cap too fucking long anyway.

--saint

Re:And they wonder why sales have dropped...

[Com2Kid]

I like my Free White Noise Generator thats what. :)

Besides

***********I LIKE BEIGE DAMNIT. PEOPLE WHO DO NOT LIKE BEIGE SUCK************

K? Good. Beige Rocks. Period. It goes with anything.

My hands also used to get numb typing in the winter, now with my AMD(tm) Approved Space Heater(Patent Pending) I don't have to worry about my hands getting frost bite, heh. Nor seeing my own breath, brrr! (I live in the pacific northwest too, I feel -really- sorry for any nerds who live in an actual COLD climate and are not on a modern machine!)

Re:Uncreative System

[swankypimp]

They should made a system centered on low noise or one that has good look or something

Exactly. That's why I ditched my full tower case for this three-foot cube [caseoutlet.com] (the black and blue version which is a spank ass queen in person). It cost $200, but I'm the only one on my block that has one. And when I bring women home with me and they cry out "Good God, what is that jet-engine sounding ottoman-sized monolith sitting next to your desk!?!," it's worth every penny.