Cuba Joins Computer Age
Beginning yesterday, for the first time ever, Cubans can purchase home computers.
The QTECH units, which (like all goods) must be purchased at government-run stores, feature obsolete CRTs and dated Intel Celerons. The computers sell for $780.
Ironically (as MSNBC was founded as a joint Microsoft-NBC venture), the MSNBC story states the QTECH computers boast "80 gigabytes of memory and 512 RAM." MSNBC likely meant to report the computers possess 80 gigabytes of hard disk space, as no Windows desktop OS is capable of recognizing or using 80GB of memory.
But the systems do run Windows XP. And that's a problem, as it's a violation of US export restrictions.
Nevertheless, one child saved his allowance for two years to purchase the Celeron-powered system. Why'd he save up for so long? "It's good for playing games."
Wait until he gets his first taste of a liquid-cooled Quad-Core system boasting an ATI Radeon HD board! At the rate Cuba's progressing that kid should have a shot at one sometime in 2030.
The QTECH units, which (like all goods) must be purchased at government-run stores, feature obsolete CRTs and dated Intel Celerons. The computers sell for $780.
Ironically (as MSNBC was founded as a joint Microsoft-NBC venture), the MSNBC story states the QTECH computers boast "80 gigabytes of memory and 512 RAM." MSNBC likely meant to report the computers possess 80 gigabytes of hard disk space, as no Windows desktop OS is capable of recognizing or using 80GB of memory.
But the systems do run Windows XP. And that's a problem, as it's a violation of US export restrictions.
Nevertheless, one child saved his allowance for two years to purchase the Celeron-powered system. Why'd he save up for so long? "It's good for playing games."
Wait until he gets his first taste of a liquid-cooled Quad-Core system boasting an ATI Radeon HD board! At the rate Cuba's progressing that kid should have a shot at one sometime in 2030.
posted by Erik Eckel at 10:38 AM
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