Walt Mankowski on 31 Dec 2004 05:05:20 -0000


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Re: [PLUG] Tis the season for computer buying? 

On Thu, Dec 30, 2004 at 03:32:07PM -0500, Jason Costomiris wrote:
> Stop the presses!
> 
> Apple is rumored to be announcing a $499 iMac in about 2 weeks.  It
> will be headless, includes a couple of USB 2.0 ports, 10/100 Ethernet,
> Firewire 400, and offers both VGA and DVI outputs for video.  Standard
> with 256 MB RAM and a DVD-ROM/CD-RW combo drive.
> 
> The really cool rumored feature?  Built-in KVM.
> 
> Even without the KVM, it's a fine price.  Give OS X a shot, and if you
> don't like it, load Linux (YDL, FedoraPPC or Gentoo).  Apparently
> Debian runs on the PPC as well, though I've never tried it myself. 
> The only bummer?  The AirPort Extreme cards still have no Linux
> support.

Er, what's KVM?

Walt

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