[Leaplist] Walmart gOS computers...

[Danny W. Burdick]

After reading "blazingly fast" on a dozen reviews we couldn't wait to
boot it out here at the
lab where I work....it was very "fun" on a new laptop with plenty of
resources..and the
crowd ooohed and ahhhed for the whole time  we had it up.....only thing
we yearned
for was kppp (nowhere was there the slightest hint if using a dialup
with it).

Comments made:

Very pretty
Very Fast
Nice Effects on the desktop (icon animations)
Complete applications (all one could need pretty much)
Some interesting google inspired apps never heard of before
My Mother/Grandmother would like this it's very simple looking
All that and no virus/xxxware to worry about....nice !!!


Danny
KE4OZD
Patrick AFB, Fl


patrick wrote:
> My opinion is that it is too little and initial offering, and appeals to
> Walmart shoppers who want cheap stuff that they know nothing about.  Can
> new units be stocked each week to quell the madding crowd's desire?
> Everex needs to fill the pipeline, and I can't wait to see the critique
> of customer service!
>
> The headlines scream that 10,000 Everex computers sold out at $199 each.
>  OUT OF STOCK in stores, and at Walmart's site.
> But, out of the 4,000 Walmart stores in America, how many even got some?
>  If shipped to each store, then there would be only two to stock at
> most, and the remainder of 2,000 split to half the stores.
>
> We never saw any in Central Florida. I was watching.  Did you see one?
>
> The revolution with this system is that it is the first foray of Google
> into serving applications over high speed connections like broadband
> cable.  Does the average Walmart shopper have the money to get this
> computer, a monitor, and Broadband Cable subscription?
>
> Hey, CRT monitors are super cheap in Thrift stores!
>
> The hardware is a bit mundane, but, the list of applications is good, in
> comparison to the Vista fiasco consumers have seen in stores for the
> past 9 months, this might satisfy the hunger of the less affluent
> Walmart shopper, if the pipeline can provide the needed units.
>
> Hardware Specifications
>
>     * 1.5GHz, VIA C7®-D Processor
>     * 512MB DDR2 533MHz SDRAM
>     * 80GB Hard Disk Drive
>     * DVD-ROM/D-RW Optical Drive
>     * VIA UniChrome Pro IGP Graphics
>     * Realtek 6-Channel Audio
>     * 10/100 Ethernet Port
>     * DB 15-Pin VGA Port
>     * Six USB 2.0 Ports
>     * RJ-11 Port
>     * Headphone/Line-Out Port
>     * Two Microphone/Line-In Ports
>     * Serial Port
>     * Parallel Port
>     * Keyboard
>     * Mouse
>     * Amplified Stereo Speakers
>
> Software applications that appear in the task bar along the bottom of
> the screen are as follows:
>
>    1. Firefox
>    2. Google Mail
>    3. Google News
>    4. Google Calendar
>    5. Google Maps
>    6. Google Docs and Spreadsheets
>    7. Google Product Search
>    8. Blogger
>    9. YouTube
>   10. Facebook
>   11. Faqly
>   12. Meebo
>   13. Rythmbox
>   14. Skype
>   15. Wikipedia
>   16. Xine
>
> Other applications which are loaded include GIMP for photo editing, and
> the excellent OpenOffice.org 2.2 office suite. The task bar is extremely
> easy to use - simply click an icon and Firefox opens up the application
> in most cases. The Google Toolbar is bundled with Firefox as well.
>
> 1 year of free 24×7 technical support comes with purchase of a gPC.
>
> Take a look in a google search.  One site, listed, is where some of the
> above lists came from:
> http://www.fsckin.com/2007/11/03/interview-with-gos-founder-linux-for-human-beings-who-shop-at-walmart/
>
>
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