On Saturday 13 December 2008 00:44, Rony wrote:
Easwar Hariharan wrote:
Hello. There is a backlog of requests on the wiki CDs Wanted list at http://db.glug-bom.org/wiki/index.php/CDs_Wanted#Requests_
Easwar's message got me thinking about an idea once again. A low end computer system with a big HDD, speakers, dvd writer and *no* monitor, *no* mouse could be used to setup a dvd burning kiosk for dishing out Linux distros. By avoiding the use of a monitor, the cost and size of the system comes down and power bills are less too. Orca which is a screen reader will do the talking.
The entire hardware cost of the kiosk should be about 12K to 13K or even less depending on the available hardware. Colleges can make use of this kiosk and charge a small fee for the media + labour. They get to keep the fee to cover their operating costs. We could collectively donate such machines to some colleges to start with and study the response.
Definetly doable. Instead of colleges, set it up in Cultural book depot and or some popular mobo vendor. This will provide much wider exposure than a college. Setup one such in each major metro. Followup in the form of install fests in the vicinity would add punch.