| Linux PC auction benefits charity |
Oct. 24, 2008
 Want to combine your love for robots and strange mini-ITX systems with your interest in furthering educational opportunities for U.S. schoolchildren? You, too, can bid on this strange, one-of-a-kind Linux system available only through a charity auction on eBay.
(Click for larger view of the gOS Android PC
The PC was put up for auction by Good OS, the company behind gOS 3.0, a Linux distribution targeting low-powered netbooks and other efficient PCs. Proceeds from the sale will be donated to Donors Choose, a non-profit that aims to match up donors with teachers' wishlists for technology-related materials.
Good says it was inspired to create the system by the release earlier this week of the T-Mobile G1, the first phone based on the open source Android software stack for Linux phones. With antennae and strategically placed blinking lights, the 12-inch diameter semispherical system is meant to resemble an android.
Specs listed by Good for the system include:- 12" Steel Hemisphere
- Intel D945GCLF2 kit, includes picoPSU-90 Power Kit
- JetWay J7F2WE1G2EOLFLV VIA C7 Nano VIA CN700 Mini ITX Motherboard/CPU Combo
- Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST380815AS 80GB 7200 RPM 8MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive
- Scythe S-FLEX SFF21E 120mm Case Fan
- Kingston ValueRAM 1GB (DDR2 533)
- Powered by gOS Gadgets
- Via NanoBGA C7 Processor (400/800MHz)
- S3 Graphics UniChrome Pro IGP
- 1 PCI Slot
- Audio Chipset: Realtek ALC655
- Audio Channels: 6
- 10/100Mbps LAN Chipset (Via VT6103CL)
- PS/2: 2
- COM: 1
- D-Sub + TV-Out
- S-Video: 1
- USB 2.0: 2
- IEEE 1394a: 1
- Audio Ports: 3
- 1 x 2xAD Connector With Expansion Daughter Boards
Additional details can be found on the eBay listing, here, or on Good's blog page, here. To learn more about the system's Linux-based OS, be sure not to miss our earlier coverage of gOS 3.0.
-- Henry Kingman
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