[ale] Building linux entertainment devices

[zack at the-links.net (zack)]

Doug McNash wrote:

> I have had the same thoughts but there once was ZapMedia here in 
> Atlanta who were attempting to do the same thing. (I believe an ale 
> member was involved in this endevor.)
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> http://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/stories/2002/09/02/story8.html?jst=s_cn_hl 
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>                        The product you describes sounds like the 
> ZapStation, late to market and too expensive.

Yeah, I think the $1500 price tag might have had /something/ to do with 
the slow sales....  ;-)  But as far as late to market, doesn't there 
have to be a market first?  I don't know of anything that is doing what 
a ZapStation apparently does/did, other than my PC.

Thanks though, I wasn't aware of them before your email, but that seems 
pretty close to what I wanted to do.

Zack