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PC World: Linux Systems Go Low-Cost

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Jul 23, 1999

“Pogo gives you a fairly-full-featured PC for as little as
$299.”

“Just six months ago, the $299 PC seemed to good to be true.
Today, people hearing about BuyPogo.com’s $299 and $599 Pogo and
PogoPro PCs would barely raise an eyebrow.”

“But unlike most PCs in that price range, the Pogo and PogoPro
are complete, upgradeable computers with software installed and
configured for use as file servers, print servers, web servers, web
browsers, or general-purpose computers.”

“One reason Buypogo.com can offer these PCs at such as price is
because they run RedHat Linux, rather than Windows…”

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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