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Anyone feeling entrepreneurial?



First, read this:

http://www.pbs.org/cringely/pulpit/pulpit19980924.html

	In summary, it's Cringely theorizing that a company could make a hell of a
lot of money by giving away free computers (running free software, of
course), and setting itself up as a service provider -- essentially what the
cellular phone companies have been doing for the past couple of years.
	Corel says that the Netwinder LC, a Linux-based network computer, will be
available soon.  Their Netwinder DM, a high-powered NC workstation for
developers, is already out, with low-end versions at $899 a pop.  I expect
the LC will probably retail at $399 or lower.  The tricky part is that for
an NC solution to work well, a standard modem connection just ain't gonna
cut it.
	Anybody feel like giving the iMac a run for its money?