MyLinux Pocket Linux Workstation cancelled

[John (EBo) David]

Kevin Brown wrote:
> 
> Didn't recall this product so I went searching on google.
> 
> http://mylinux.sourceforge.net/
> 
> If that is the correct link, then it looks interesting, but at $699 - $799 is
> more than someone like myself could afford on a college budget (read, I don't
> even make that much in a month).
> 
> > Rob Wehrli, an upstanding PLUG member, as announced to the MyLinux email list that the MyLinux Pocket Linux Workstation (PLW) has been "at least temporarily cancelled" due to lack of orders.  After lots of work and $160,000 in development costs, only 10 orders were made for the first production run of the device.  At least 200 orders were required to do the first run.  Without the interest in the Linux community, the project is in indefinate limbo.
> >
> > I am sad to see this happen.  I thought many of you would want to know.


How many orders would they have to have to get the price down to say the
~$350 range?  I could offord than, but not ~$750 at the moment.  I too
are a studunt...  Is there any possibility that we find out a breakdown
for larger orders and do a little advertising (slashdot,...)?

 EBo --