Auction sells used equipment at low cost
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| Once a month, bargain hunters from all over the state pack a warehouse
| just south of the MU campus, where the auctioneer makes his rounds as
| more than 100 people follow close by.
|
| [...]
|
| Solomon said Procurement Services has begun installing a free
| operating system called Ubuntu Linux so patrons can purchase a
| Web-ready system -- including a computer, monitor, keyboard,
| mouse and speakers -- that doesn?t require any additional software
| to get online.
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http://www.digmo.org/news/story.php?ID=25232
This is happening in many places. Vista is doing us a big favour by being
such a resource pig. More Linux PCs abound, and they are a bargain that can
reach home that never had a PC before.
Related:
Vista sales could boost PC recycling
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| As customers line up to buy new PCs capable of running Microsoft
| Corp.'s new Windows Vista OS, vendors like Dell Inc. and
| Hewlett-Packard Co. (HP) are preparing to process a surge
| of discarded, outmoded computers.
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http://www.itworld.com/Comp/1183/070131pcrecycle/index.html
Old PCs find new homes in re-use venture
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| Indeed while producers of electronic gear may get it in the neck
| from WEEE, Terry reckons Microsoft may worm out of it. And Vista's
| licensing looks like a headache for re-users and recyclers.
| "Microsoft needs to put something back into the system. They
| need to talk to people like us. They could be help out rather
| than getting in the way."
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http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=37797
Dell OptiPlex GX260 SFF P4 2.4GHz 256MB 40GB No Operating System
http://www.hcditrading.com/Shop/Control/Product/fp/vpid/2375435/vpcsid/0/SFV/29664/order/asc/order_by/sell_price
Vista gets slated - by the Greens
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| The Green Party has slammed Microsoft and it's forthcoming operating
| system, Windows Vista, in a withering attack on the company's "monopoly".
|
| Microsoft not only takes criticism for allegedly environmentally
| unfriendly policies, but for attacking civil liberties.
|
| The party claims that "Vista gives Microsoft the ability to lock
| you out of your computer," and that "Microsoft are determined not
| to play fair" in the video content market.
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http://www.webuser.co.uk/news/news.php?id=107813
SpeedGeeking: Oso on FreeGeek
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| Oso from FreeGeek http://www.freegeek.org talks about their ewaste
| recycling and computer remanufacturing programs
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SlIF3FqhPmw
http://youtube.com/watch?v=V8tSRJ8e3b0
Linux Surveys
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| Is Linux dying in the embedded space? Or is it healthier than ever?
| Surveys don't paint a clear picture.
|
| [...]
|
| In my travels I see Linux in lots of applications, far more than a couple
| of years ago. My gut tells me the survey data is not telling the whole
| story.
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http://www.ddj.com/dept/linux/192501501
Installed base
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| Installed base is a measure of the number of units of a particular type
| of system (usually a computing platform) actually in use, as opposed to
| market share, which only reflects sales over a particular period.
| Because installed base includes machines that may have been in use for
| many years, it is usually a higher figure than market share. Many people
| see it as a more reliable indicator of a platform's popularity.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Installed_base
MassMutual gives computers
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| MassMutual Financial Group donated 100 computers to Springfield Technical
| Community College yesterday for use by students who cannot afford to
| purchase a computer.
|
| [...]
|
| Four STCC students will refurbish the computers, which are about
| three to four years old, and load them with free open source software,
| a Linux-based system called Ubuntu.
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http://www.masslive.com/springfield/republican/index.ssf?/base/news-7/1171357553137060.xml&coll=1
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