5.03.2008

"Raul, Tear down that firewall!"

Cuba puts first computers on sale to public

Excerpts:

The Cuban PCs have Intel Celeron processors with 80 gigabytes of memory and 512 RAM and are equipped with Microsoft's Windows XP operating system. Both could be violations of a U.S. trade embargo, but not something Washington can do anything about in the absence of diplomatic relations with Havana.
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Clerks said the PCs were assembled by Cuban companies using parts imported from China. For about $80 less, buyers in the U.S. can get a desktop with more than twice the memory, a 80 GB SATA hard drive and 22-inch LCD flat screen monitor.

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Except for some trusted officials and state journalists, most Cubans are banned from accessing the Internet at home. So many of these new computers may never be connected to the Web.

Comment: Real progress HAH ... still prohibited from the web!

1 comment:

  1. This might work wonders....especially if they can get some printers smuggled in. I work with a Polish lady who used a very basic setup to work against the Polish government along with Lech Walesa--you'd be amazed at the ingenuity those young rebels had.

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