Red Hat Commits To MIT's $100 Laptop

[Guy Fraser]

On Wed, 2006-01-02 at 20:43 +0000, Andy Green wrote:
> taharka wrote:
> 
> >>32MB!  Luxury!  Why when I were a lad 
> 
> > hunt for 8 MB CF[1] ;-) Gee!!, "Why when I were a lad" we wouldn't be
> > having this discussion ;-)
> 
> http://www.phespirit.info/montypython/four_yorkshiremen.htm ;-)
> 
> 5MB is pretty impressive for a full firewall.
> 

Not really, LRP {Linux Router Project} used to fit on a single 
3.5 inch HD Floppy (1.44 MB) and only required about 16MB of RAM 
on a 386sx I used to have them all over the place before broadband
routers became available.

> >>discipline is sure to pay off for Fedora whatever happens with this OLPC
> >>project.
> > 
> > 
> > Fedora isn't the only one it will pay off for :-)
> 
> Well we'll have to see how it progresses.  Hitting that price target
> without throwing chunks of the design overboard is going to be hard.
> Put another way it's a high-end PDA with a better processor and screen
> for 1/3 of the price.  Hum we'll see.
> 
> -Andy
> 
> [1] Compact Flash
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