$200 Brazillian Net PC to run Linux and KDE Posted by José Antonio Ferreira da Cunha on Friday February 02, @10:12AM from the kde-in-brazil dept. As announced by Pimenta da Veiga, minister of communications of Brazil, in the next 120 days, a Linux-based computer will be available on the Brazilian market for US$ 200. The computer configuration is a 500 Mhz AMD processor, 64 Mb RAM, 16 Mb flash disk (no hard disk included), 14 inch monitor, sound, 56 Kbps modem, ethernet, printer and USB ports. The software is Linux, KDE, KOffice, Konqueror, and all other technical specifications are public domain. The is not taxed by the Brazilian government, and it will be sold in 24 monthly payments of US$ 13. [Ed:Also, from Slashdot: The Brazilian government notice is available, as are pictures of the device. Nice.] http://www.pontobr.org/noticia.php3?nid=1764 Diaolin -- - Papà, papà... perché hai sposato la mamma? - Te lo stai chiedendo anche tu, vero? -- Per iscriversi (o disiscriversi), basta spedire un messaggio con SOGGETTO "subscribe" (o "unsubscribe") a mailto:linuxtrent-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx