IBM Japan to install Linux desktop on recycled PCs

[Posted November 21, 2002 by ris]

From:		"Maya Tamiya" <lwn@changelog.net>
To:		lwn@lwn.net
Subject:		[News] IBM Japan to install Linux desktop on recycled PCs
Date:		Thu, 21 Nov 2002 01:16:19 +0900
Cc:		"Maya Tamiya" <lwn@changelog.net>

Hi, 
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IBM Japan to install Linux desktop on recycled PCs
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IBM Japan announced the "PC Long-life Service," a PC recycling service
which will install Linux desktop (web browser, email client, word
processor, etc.) on the PCs that have become too old for use with
Windows.  Customers can choose which Linux distribution to install.

The service will start on Dec 2, as one of their new "IBM Recycling
Solution Services."  It is priced at 8,000yen (about $66) per PC (in
the minimum case of 10 PCs).

press release (in Japanese)
http://www.ibm.com/news/jp/2002/11/11154.html

regards,
maya
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Thanks,
Maya Tamiya <lwn@changelog.net>

Knoppix/Japanese?

Posted Nov 22, 2002 18:42 UTC (Fri) by AnswerGuy (guest, #1256) [Link] (2 responses)

It seems that they might be best off simply automating a Knoppix hard disk installation script. There is a Japanese version of Knoppix, so the hard parts have already been done.

8000 yen per system !?!

That seems a bit steep for such a simple operation. Oh well, they have to make their money somehow I suppose.

Knoppix/Japanese?

Posted Jan 3, 2003 19:05 UTC (Fri) by emsys (guest, #8893) [Link]

Installing Linux on old PC might be a big hassle. Especially, there are so many distribution out there and which is the better one?

Why not use WinDOM, a truly plug & play chip that take less than 5 minutes to setup and your old PC can actually run operating system like Window XP, 2000 or .NET server.

I think for school, business or government it is perfect solution to maximize surplus old PC and minimize environmental pollution.

Knoppix/Japanese?

Posted Apr 23, 2003 20:38 UTC (Wed) by s.carugo (guest, #10846) [Link]

Can you provide more info about the WinDOM chip, please ?
Thank you !

Silverio Carugo
s.carugo@didasca.it