Re: [RULE] Mini-ITX boards, VIA EPIA platfrorm

[Marco Fioretti]

On Sun, Jan 05, 2003 14:10:45 at 02:10:45PM +0300, Vadim Plessky 
(address@hidden) wrote:
> 
> I think that selling/buying platforms like this is better step than buying & 
> installing minimalist Linux distro on old hardware
> (see  "[RULE] Sell RULE computers on ebay?" thread)
> 
> I know that one company here (K-Systems) is selling computer (they position 
> it 
> as "Windows terminal") priced at $270 level.
> So, I would not be surprised if you can build PC on VIA EPIA platfrorm with 
> cost of $150 or so.
> 
> NOTE that I beleive in minimalist systems/installs, and we should try to 
> minimize waste of resources (memory, CPU, HDD) even in case we have enough 
> such resources.
> But new systems have ebtter compatibility with up-to-ate kerenl/XFree86 than 
> 4-year old laptops or desktops.

No need to excuse: the minimalist approach is a must when ones want to
refurbish existing old hw, not a religion. As a matter of fact, I do
hope that such boxes will become more and more popular, and a "RULE
attitude" will certainly help to make the most out of them. I've
seldom mentioned it on this specific forum, but one thing that bothers
me a lot about new hardware is the fact that nobody tells you 
" this is the same PC of
last year (= more than enough for my needs), just cheaper, with
warranty and an USB port for all those cheap peripherals". They all
seem to say " you must give us just as much money as last time, and to
cover the scam we'll throw at you a bunch of stuff that you don't
really need"

Boxes like these are good: real people have kids in school (= need
basic computing to study) and small houses: "small footprint and quiet
operation" are more useful than another GHz of CPU speed in such
cases.

        "One (small) ISO to RULE them all..."

        Ciao and happy 2003,
                Marco Fioretti