11 Aug
2010
11 Aug
'10
12:02 a.m.
On Tue, Aug 10, 2010 at 11:15:37PM -0400, William Donzelli wrote:
Of course it's bloat - but it is a machine that one can easily get new
and in quantity and that will probably will remain so for a while. I'd
guess getting vt520 im numbers would be a) more expensive b) harder to
aquire unless someone is still making them ...
And while we are at it: quite a few _cellphones_ these days have more
computing power than that. For a cellphone ...
Kind regards,
Alex.
--
"Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and
looks like work." -- Thomas A. Edison
They probably
found the price of (replacement) vt520s going up a bit too
much for the size of their company. And a small Linux capable box for
terminal like jobs can be had _very_ cheap - the alix3d3 sells for
around USD 125 including systemboard, case and powerbrick. Thats a
AMD Geode 500 Mhz with 256 MB of memory, network, USB, VGA (can do
1280x1024), audio on board. Very low power draw as well, boots from CF.
The case is about 15x15x3 cm, you could just stick that behind the monitor.
An AMD Geode 500 Mhz with 256 MB of memory, network, USB, VGA (can
do1280x1024), audio on board, just to be a dumb terminal.
Bloat? What bloat?