| Linux for people who think an iMac is hard to use [NewsForge] |
Jan. 14, 2002
NewsForge's Robin "Roblimo" Miller has reviewed OEOne's recently announced Linux-based "Internet Computer". Miller writes . . .
"This is a $799 (US) box preloaded with Linux that takes user friendliness to a level you won't believe until you see it for yourself. I found the Internet Computer easier to set up than an iMac, and lots easier to use than a typical Windows PC. But this is still a real, hacker-friendly Linux computer with a terminal window only two mouse clicks away from its default desktop . . ."
"There is no KDE or Gnome here, and no start button, gear or foot in the lower left corner of the screen. This is a browser-based user interface. Remember when Microsoft worried about Netscape's browser making their Windows user interface irrelevant? OEone has proved that Microsoft's fears were justified. The Internet Computer uses a highly-customized version of Mozilla 0.9.3 as its desktop . . ."
"An iMac has four wires to plug in. The Internet Computer has five, but the additional one is for something the iMac doesn't have: A connection to your TV antenna or cable TV line . . ."
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