X-Git-Url: https://codewiz.org/gitweb?p=wiki.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=TwoHundredDollarLaptop;h=c29e6f33f3ebb79c9645ee4a064068e21d66684b;hp=a21b572ff0afc309ea5bb3d6ef59868dfef2d704;hb=52c1757595d62fb33f14b825c9a6f89d873346ed;hpb=e8ad6ec8b38fdaa104d477cb29fa81f7a9ac6e5a diff --git a/TwoHundredDollarLaptop b/TwoHundredDollarLaptop index a21b572..c29e6f3 100644 --- a/TwoHundredDollarLaptop +++ b/TwoHundredDollarLaptop @@ -1,19 +1,21 @@ -== The $200 Laptop Is Coming! == +#css ../wikidata/TwoHundredDollarLaptop.css -//"We are putting a deluxe laptop in the hands of every lucky child in the world!"// -- **Ebenezer Negroponte**, CEO +== The $200 Laptop is Coming! == + +//"We are putting a deluxe laptop in the hands of every lucky child in the world!"// -- **Ebenezer Scrooge**, TLPC CEO TwoHundredDollarLaptopSmall.jpg -
Picure courtesy of MassimoSantoro (sue him, sue him!)
+
Picture courtesy of MassimoSantoro (sue him, sue him!)
=== A Laptop for the Elite ===
-The $200 laptop aims to create heathy **free competition** with inferior products on the market such as the **OLPC** and the **CMPC** by providing **better performance** and **more features** -for all those who **can afford** it.
+The $200 laptop aims to create healthy **free competition** by providing **better performance** and **more features** +for those who **can afford** it. -
the right laptop for your spoiled brats
+
the right laptop for your spoiled brats
now for just $400!
=== A $rich$ set of features === @@ -21,22 +23,22 @@ for all those who **can afford** it. Our first product, the **XOXO**, comes with:
- * wide-screen 16" display, **2000 ANSI lumen** for perfect visibility while facing the sun + * wide-screen 16" display, **2000 ANSI lumen** for perfect visibility even in full sunlight * dual-core SMP: **AMD Geode** + **Intel ULV** -- no need to choose! * dual-channel, **Double Data Rate** Corsair PC200 memory * dual-keyboard with **independent layouts**: type both in US and JP at the same time! * dual-flash **RAID1 storage technology** for improved data reliability! - * dual-boot with GRUB in the OS of your choice: preloaded with '''Ubloantu Linux''' and '''Windows EXbedded''' -- NEW! - * Patented WI-FI Fonero technology: choose to be '''both a Bill and a Linus'''! + * dual-boot with GRUB in the OS of your choice: preloaded with **Ubloantu Linux** and **Windows EXbedded** -- NEW! + * Patented WI-FI Fonero technology: choose to be **both a Bill and a Linus**! * UAC-CCS DRM and copy protection scheme for your **Genuine Advantage**! * **Giant** triple-trackpad: simultaneously control up to 3 players in MMRPGs! * Dual lead-acid **hot-swappable** battery packs for improved mileage! - * Dual **firewall-webfilter**: only access our PG-rated marketing web sites! + * Dual **firewall/webfilter**: only access our PG-rated marketing web sites! * Online library of downloadable politically correct, violence free, pointless **video games**! * Automatically **charge your credit card** on every purchase made by your child!
-(Designed by the '''Department of Redundancy Department''') +Designed by the **Department of Redundancy Department**. Patent pending in Nigeria. === Smart Computer, Dumb Kid === @@ -44,16 +46,18 @@ Our first product, the **XOXO**, comes with: If you really **love** your kids, then you **must** buy them the **best** on the market! -Designed from the ground up for the children of rich consumist countries: -the laptop that grows along with your kids (*). +Designed from the ground up for the children of rich consumer countries: +the laptop that grows along with your kids*. With twice as many features, your children will learn **twice as much**! Think about it, you **know** it's true! -
+
+ [*] we'll make sure you will have to upgrade it every year! +
=== Charity is for wimps! === @@ -70,22 +74,24 @@ See for yourself from this independent market analysis: || //You GET// || 1 XO || **1 XOXO** || || //Pay per view// || na || **charged on your card** || -=== What others are saying === +=== A glimpse into the future === -//"They want me to be a whore!"// --- Linus Torvalds +The TLPC Consortium is proud to unveil its UpcomingProducts roadmap, +with **enhanced collaboration and document sharing features**. + +=== What others are saying === -//"He doesn't scare me as much as he scares others."// --- Richard Stallman +//I don't smoke nearly as much crack as I'm accused of// +-- CosmicPenguin -//"Jesus Christ, who are these people?"// --- Bill Gates +//"When are we going to stop prototyping and start writing code for real?"// +-- DavidWoodhouse -//"I don't remember agreeing to that."// --- Janet Reno +//"The wisdom of allowing Java programs to mess with physical memory is not a topic which should need further discussion here."// +-- JohnathanCorbet on the LWN Kernel Page -//"This is horseshit. Horseshit, horseshit, horseshit. And for those of you who don't know what that means, it's the shit that comes from a horse!"// --- Greg, Columbia Internet +//"They want me to be a whore!"// +-- LinusTorvalds ---