On Tuesday 16 April 2002 04:20 pm, - wrote:
> It looks like no one has any first hand experience with any of the 17
> computers. Can someone offer any opinions about the makeup and suitability
> of these computers for Linux operation based on the information provided on
> the web page? Linux is m
On Tue, Apr 16, 2002 at 07:20:31PM -0400, - wrote:
| It looks like no one has any first hand experience with any of the
| 17 computers.
It looks like it.
| Can someone offer any opinions about the makeup and suitability of
| these computers for Linux operation based on the information
| provided
It looks like no one has any first hand experience
with any of the 17 computers. Can someone
offer any opinions about the makeup and suitability
of these computers for Linux operation based on the information provided on
the web page? Linux is mentioned but it seems that the modem is a
Win
On Sun, Apr 14, 2002 at 09:59:47AM -0700, Craig Dickson wrote:
> begin Shawn McMahon quotation:
>
> > Meanwhile, a few less girl babies get drowned because their parents
> > can't feed them.
>
> As I understand it, Chinese families that drown their baby daughters do
> so because the Chinese gov
Shawn McMahon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> begin Nathan E Norman quotation:
> >
> > Wal-Mart sells Chinese crap which is cheaper in price and quality than
> > goods produced elsewhere (like, here).
>
> And as a result, gives Chinese people employment that they otherwise
> might not have.
>
>
begin Shawn McMahon quotation:
> Meanwhile, a few less girl babies get drowned because their parents
> can't feed them.
As I understand it, Chinese families that drown their baby daughters do
so because the Chinese government limits them to one child, and a son is
considered more desireable in
begin Nathan E Norman quotation:
>
> Wal-Mart sells Chinese crap which is cheaper in price and quality than
> goods produced elsewhere (like, here).
And as a result, gives Chinese people employment that they otherwise
might not have.
Americans average $36,000 a year; Chinese average $4,000. Sp
Nathan E Norman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> On Sat, Apr 13, 2002 at 07:49:38PM -0400, Shawn McMahon wrote:
> > begin Paul 'Baloo' Johnson quotation:
> > > > Does the system on which you're reading this have an Intel processor?
> > >
> > > No, but they're not the evil empire.
> >
> > At least
Where, in all this pabulum of replies, is the answer to the original
question???
On 13 Apr 2002 at 22:02, Paul 'Baloo' Johnson wrote:
On Sat, 13 Apr 2002, Osamu Aoki wrote:
> True to some extent but you are using dangerous words. "local economy"
> is crap since Intel export most of low
On Sat, 13 Apr 2002, Osamu Aoki wrote:
> True to some extent but you are using dangerous words. "local economy"
> is crap since Intel export most of low value-added activities to the
> outside-US and hires border-less for skill. I bet their security guards
> are local but many seem to understand
> Plus you'll be giving a job to some teenager in a Maquiladora or some
> slave-laborer in China and be putting a big $2 / week in their pocket
> (the former only) with which to buy some beans for their family to
> eat.
I certainly won't pretend to know what a decent wage is in China, but
maybe $2
Hi,
In the age of political correctness, I have to comment ...
On Sat, Apr 13, 2002 at 11:18:16PM -0500, Nathan E Norman wrote:
> I must disagree with you drawing any parallel between Intel and
> Wal-Mart. It's worse than comparing apples and oranges ... at least
> those are both fruit.
>
> Int
Hi: Les Vadasz, Vice President of Intel, told Hollings, flat out that his
legislation was a disgrace, that it was impossible to accomplish what he
wants for Hollywood, unless he's willing to sacrifice Open Source technology
to the depths of criminal disgrace, unless he's willing to sacrifice a
On Sat, Apr 13, 2002 at 07:49:38PM -0400, Shawn McMahon wrote:
> begin Paul 'Baloo' Johnson quotation:
> > > Does the system on which you're reading this have an Intel processor?
> >
> > No, but they're not the evil empire.
>
> At least as much as Wal-Mart is. And, like Wal-Mart, they have a
>
On Sat, 13 Apr 2002, Shawn McMahon wrote:
> At least as much as Wal-Mart is. And, like Wal-Mart, they have a
> quality product that a lot of people want. In my old home town in
> Oklahoma, they were the best grocery store in town, and the ONLY 24-hour
> place to buy computer equipment.
Sounds k
begin Paul 'Baloo' Johnson quotation:
> > Does the system on which you're reading this have an Intel processor?
>
> No, but they're not the evil empire.
At least as much as Wal-Mart is. And, like Wal-Mart, they have a
quality product that a lot of people want. In my old home town in
Oklahoma,
On Sat, 13 Apr 2002, Shawn McMahon wrote:
> Does the system on which you're reading this have an Intel processor?
No, but they're not the evil empire. On the contrary, Hillsboro's not
far removed from a company town, and the local paper's been reporting
Intel has finally had enough out of Califo
begin Craig Duncan quotation:
>
> Plus you'll be giving a job to some teenager in a Maquiladora or some
> slave-laborer in China and be putting a big $2 / week in their pocket
> (the former only) with which to buy some beans for their family to
> eat.
Deprive that Chinese worker of that $2 / wee
begin Paul 'Baloo' Johnson quotation:
>
> But then again, do you *really* want to buy a computer from the evil
> empire?
Does the system on which you're reading this have an Intel processor?
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Craig Duncan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Plus you'll be giving a job to some teenager in a Maquiladora or some
> slave-laborer in China and be putting a big $2 / week in their pocket
> (the former only) with which to buy some beans for their family to
> eat.
Good point.
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Elizabeth Barham writes:
> Grant Edwards <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> > On Fri, Apr 12, 2002 at 08:11:38PM -0700, Paul 'Baloo' Johnson wrote:
> >
> > > But then again, do you *really* want to buy a computer from the evil
> > > empire?
> >
> But there might be a warranty - if the hard di
On Fri, 12 Apr 2002, Grant Edwards wrote:
> Bill Gates is selling computers now?
evil empire, not Evil Empire.
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Grant Edwards <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> On Fri, Apr 12, 2002 at 08:11:38PM -0700, Paul 'Baloo' Johnson wrote:
>
> > But then again, do you *really* want to buy a computer from the evil
> > empire?
>
> Bill Gates is selling computers now?
>
> Aside from those video game things?
>
> I bet the
On Fri, Apr 12, 2002 at 08:11:38PM -0700, Paul 'Baloo' Johnson wrote:
> But then again, do you *really* want to buy a computer from the evil
> empire?
Bill Gates is selling computers now?
Aside from those video game things?
I bet the tech support department at Wall Mart is really
top-notch!
;)
On Fri, Apr 12, 2002 at 09:43:05PM -0400, alex wrote:
> Can anyone set us straight about these computers?
No, but I can set you straight on Walmart: screw them. Give your
dollars to some local small-business person to build the same thing
for you. Screw Walmart.
Virtually any town of a decent si
On Fri, 12 Apr 2002, alex wrote:
> Does anyone have first hand knowledge about the MicroTech/Walmart computers
> that are
> sold without an installed operating system?
>
> There's a lot of guessing and opining about these computers but no one seems
> to know
> for sure about the quality and whet
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