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I noticed how the suse 10.1 and 10.2 releases at he local book store (Introduction to linux and Linux User magazine) were only available for three or four days befor they sold out. This gave me the idea that a store ( were I live there are pharmacies that sell a little of everything but not to much of anything - household supplies, outdoor & gardening, patch kit for bicycle, quart of oil, magazine rack, cosmetics etc.) a pharmacy could sell the intro to linux in the stationary or office supplies areas. There could be a version that included softwere for a telephone connection to avoid internet problems and maintain privacy for business or personel comunication used for ftp, fax, picture, vidio, audio sold in the greeting card section for families, a program for white board and something that left mesages (read from text or send voice mesage using auto dial and send upon answere) could be usfull communications tool for local clubs and community groups sports clubs and so on. Internet access could be made available and info on shortwave connection. (After reading this forum last mounth I noticed related articals about short wave and how the current CW mag has info. about radio that connects to a local router so a person can get on air using only a mic. or qwerty key board for the equivalent cost of a graphics card, 25 watts and can talk efectivly around the world.) This lead to the idea that a pharmacy and hardware store mite offer an entry level computer for about $300.00 (sempron upgradable to dual or quad, 512 ram, RW dvd, case, and options between a vidio card that allows a TV as a monitor or a standard computer screen.) This same entry level computer could be made available at hardwere stores to help small bussiness trac project costs, scheduling, and inventory. If an ellectonics chain partnered to provide tech assistance the pharmacy and hardware store would promote the ellectronics chain and have another product to offer that allowed associated sales of software as well.

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