Courtesy of TechWeb News <http://www.techweb.com/headlines_week/> March 31, 2004 Wal-Mart Sells PCs With Sun's Java Desktop System Sun has finally found an...
Dear Kevin and all other technical users of eCS, Please, if you have technical issues rather than continuing to bring them up here, let us use one of the...
With MS's marketing knowhow, Sun wouldn't try to develop consumer awareness of Sun and "Java Desktop OS" product name by associating it with slugishness of a...
In <200404010754.1b94we6Lv3NZFmQ1@tanager>, on 04/01/2004 ... It isn't windows. Remember that. the target consumer doesn't have a computer. David Eckard ... ...
... I think WallMart customers buying a $300 machine are going to expect some compromises. Also, if the Innotek OpenOffice.org beta is any indicator, ...
1. Neither is OS/2-eCs Windows. I cited the three major visible components as slow loading: desktop, Mozilla, StarOffice. They all require memory or disk-speed...
... Hi Harry, I think if you have a look at the specs for the upper-end of the range, you'll see they aren't that bad! For the $698 model SYSWM8006 [monitor...
Not at all the experience here, comparing a 5400 RPM scsi drive with a 7200scsi. Could I have misattributed the large change in feel to something else that...
Don't disagree. But not competitive at those prices with 75% of the market (Dell, HP, IBM, Gateway) with better-established service channels.(please, no flame...
... I'm comparing a computer with 5400 rpm ATA-100 and a Celeron 2000 processor drive to a computer with 10000 rpm Ultra SCSI 160 drive and a Xeon 2000 ...
... Hi Harry, No. As far as I'm aware Wal-Mart aren't here in Australia yet! -- Regards, Mike Failed the exam for ... MCSE - Minesweeper Consultant and...
Perhaps you are lucky. Wal-Mart's slogan here in the USA is "Always low prices", but some people have suggested that "Always low wages" would be just as...
... Hi Alan, No not much change in those areas since 1986, except the inflationary aspect - still a good place to live in those regards. Prices, inflation, ...
In <406C4E9E.7010203@...>, on 04/02/2004 ... I was looking at the low end one. It's faster then this computer before my last MB upgrade less than six...
... Hi Neil, No monitors included in those prices and mouse is an add-on item too. Graphics on Wal-Mart site confirm that also! -- Regards, Mike Failed the...
"Java Desktop" , is available from Sun for $50. I guess there are no tech-junkies here to tell us if the chipsets included might be eCS compatible? Figuring...
... Damn, you could have fooled me! The support quality, on the newsgroups, is equal to or better than most companies I've worked with lately... Maybe the...
... The volunteer support is great when someone volunteers the answer to a posted question, but it's not so great when a support request is met with a...
... I looked at the site and you're right! So I'm going back to the $199 computer from Fry's that runs Linux. WalMart and Sun are overpriced. Neil Neil...
... I admit some interest in this topic. Folks who have come to me with some specific requests are often referred to the ngs by me because those volunteers are...
... I understand your point. I guess that I feel like that Serenity is responsible for glitches in eCS ---- not to fix them RIGHT NOW, but to admit that they...
... Then answer me this. If Serenity isn't going to provide free support anyway, then what's the point of directing support requests to the news.ecomstation.nl...
on Fri, 02 Apr 2004 01:09:40 -0000, "Bob St.John" ... These numbers are just wild guesses. I want $100 per hour. I expect 1000 billable hours per year. I'll...
... Are you going to guarantee a fix to all my problems, no matter what? What if I have a wierd moboard? Jerry -- Porcupines are peaceful creatures but God...
... That isn't really the issue because Serenity should fix things that don't work. But most requests for support are not the result of defect in the product....
How old is the most recent eCS FAQ? SS could benefit all users with an update gleaned from freely available advice from newsgroups. That's a start to ...
Hi all, I have at least one friend who would like to try out OS2/eComStation. I'd like to give him something to try out, but am uncertain about what to do: 1)...
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