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coiler
11-11-09, 16:04
Taking aside the bespoke software looking at the specs this company is going to rake it in!!!! :idea:


http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/news/6544222/Valerie-Singleton-launches-six-button-computer-to-get-elderly-online.html


http://www.discount-age.co.uk/simplicity_computers/whatdoesitlooklike/
Firerat
11-11-09, 16:43
tis Linux, made easy
coiler
11-11-09, 16:45
its got a celeron, i reckon they make them for £180 ish
Col
11-11-09, 19:39
tis Linux, made easy
Have you noticed how much KDE looks like a Vista/Mac hybrid now?

http://www.kde.org/announcements/4.3/images/kde430-desktop.png

http://www.kde.org/announcements/4.2/screenshots/desktop.png
Firerat
12-11-09, 10:16
lol, KDE 4 was before Vista
Firerat
12-11-09, 10:23
in 1998 KDE 1.0 was released

check out transparency on the Konsole , how long did it take to get windoze to copy this?
http://www.kde.org/screenshots/images/medium/pollux-1.jpg
coiler
12-11-09, 11:35
what the hell is KDE?

Kippers Dentures Environment :knock:
Firerat
12-11-09, 11:40
K Desktop Environment

I did read somewhere that the K , is K cos it comes before L and KDE works with stuff that came before Linux
Col
12-11-09, 11:47
in 1998 KDE 1.0 was released

check out transparency on the Konsole , how long did it take to get windoze to copy this?
http://www.kde.org/screenshots/images/medium/pollux-1.jpg
I remember KDE having semi-transparent menus and such too a while back. I can't remember what version that was though KDE 3.something I think. But Windows went one step further by blurring everything. Also the reason it hasn't "progressed" to a transparent console is because they've been trying to remove the command prompt from everyday use. While Windows is progressing into graphical prettiness, Linux is lagging behind with the command line interfaces used by the first computers to use a monitor! Get with the times!
Firerat
12-11-09, 11:59
I remember KDE having semi-transparent menus and such too a while back. I can't remember what version that was though KDE 3.something I think. But Windows went one step further by blurring everything. Also the reason it hasn't "progressed" to a transparent console is because they've been trying to remove the command prompt from everyday use. While Windows is progressing into graphical prettiness, Linux is lagging behind with the command line interfaces used by the first computers to use a monitor! Get with the times!

lol, you just don't understand the power of the CLI

besides, you want eye candy?
2007 !! way ahead of Winblows
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y4wB3GUemVw
Firerat
12-11-09, 12:13
bit more upto date
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Di26KO8YJGY