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CherryPal's C100 Desktop Cloud Computer Debuts

hothardware.com — Taking a gander at the C100's rudimentary hardware configuration--especially that it only has 4GB of storage--might make you wonder what the system can possibly do? The answer is in the clouds. It is essentially a thin client, with the apps and storage existing online (or in the cloud).The C100 is based on a modified version of the Debian/GNU Linux

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  • frontporsche, on 07/22/2008, -0/+5This looked interesting, until I saw the video specs: "The CherryPal desktop supports screen resolutions up to 1024 x 768"
  • decepticrat, on 07/22/2008, -0/+7This sounds like a really different idea. a problem that immediately springs to mind is what do you do when you don't have an internet connection, are you then temporarily app-less?
  • Adam420, on 07/23/2008, -0/+2Yea $250 for this, when you can get a cheap computer for the same price that can actually do stuff.
  • bmwracer0, on 07/23/2008, -0/+2I'd say one of those Eee Desktop things would be money much better spent.
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