News AMD cancels its low-cost PC

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  1. Da Dego

    Da Dego Brett Thomas

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    DXR_13KE BananaModder

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    Personal Internet Communicator (PIC), i remember this... but did it ever get launched for general public to buy? never heard of it around here.
     
  3. geek1017

    geek1017 What's a Dremel?

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    I too remember the announcement that it would happen, just no release or sales information.
    Sounds like it was doomed to failure if they didn't bother telling anybody about it.
    If I were doing something like this I would ship a few hundred sample units around and have locals act as demonstrators.
    Of course this is all dependent on electrical supply which is also lagging behind in the developing world.
     
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    Cthippo Can't mod my way out of a paper bag

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    From the PC World article...

    SOunds like a good idea that didn't quite come out right.
     
  5. musicmaster

    musicmaster What's a Dremel?

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    I never understood the need for a special pc for developping countries.

    I believe there is a broad need for something simple, stingy on energy, cheap and not too big. But not just in developping countries, but also in children's rooms, weekend houses, campers, poor people's houses, etc.
     
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