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Linux tablet PC breaks $1,000 barrier

Discussion in 'General Discussion' started by Julio Franco, Dec 1, 2003.

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  1. Julio Franco TechSpot Editor

    A small PC maker and a Linux distributor have teamed up to offer a tablet-style PC for $999, hundreds of dollars less than similar devices running Microsoft's Windows XP Tablet PC Edition software.

    The device runs on a 1GHz Antaur processor from Via Technologies, includes a 30GB hard drive and uses a customized version of the open-source Linux operating system put together by Lycoris, a Seattle-area company that specializes in dressing up Linux with a user interface similar to Microsoft's Windows.

    Read more: CNet News.
    Julio Franco, Dec 1, 2003
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