Jimmy 2004
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System Name | Jimmy 2004's PC |
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Processor | S754 AMD Athlon64 3200+ @ 2640MHz |
Motherboard | ASUS K8N |
Cooling | AC Freezer 64 Pro + Zalman VF1000 + 5x120mm Antec TriCool Case Fans |
Memory | 1GB Kingston PC3200 (2x512MB) |
Video Card(s) | Saphire 256MB X800 GTO @ 450MHz/560MHz (Core/Memory) |
Storage | 500GB Western Digital SATA II + 80GB Maxtor DiamondMax SATA |
Display(s) | Digimate 17" TFT (1280x1024) |
Case | Antec P182 |
Audio Device(s) | Audigy 4 + Creative Inspire T7900 7.1 Speakers |
Power Supply | Corsair HX520W |
Software | Windows XP Home |
Microsoft today announced that it plans to expand its global reach (and presumably reduce piracy) by offing stripped down bundles of software including as Windows and Office for a mere $3 to people living in developing countries. Although in essence this is a non/low-profit project, Microsoft may be planning ahead by enabling poorer nations to grow using Windows instead of free alternatives such as Linux, a move which could expand its potential market for the future. The project, named Microsoft Unlimited Potential, would see the $3 software package (including Windows XP Starter Edition and Office 2007) being supplied to governments who could then distribute machines costing no more than $300, with students being Microsoft's main aim. This news comes after figures show that just 244 copies of Windows Vista have been sold in China, and should, alongside the One Laptop Per Child project, help poorer countries developed improved IT infrastructures.
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