Lysoft Econolyne c4100

The Lysoft Econolyne c4100 was an "easy-upgrade" computer released in 2000 by Lysoft. It ran Lysoft's PowerOS 6.0 on its original release, but was also Windows compatible, though Windows XP and Windows 98 were the only Windows OS's it could run by off-the-shelves purchase without modifying the install discs, though they were sold as c4100 exclusive install discs, as the Windows versions were structured differently so they wouldn't work correctly. The Lysoft upgrade centers could put Windows Vista and 7 onto it for an extra $50 each. With heavy modification, Windows Vista could run using the official Windows disc, albeit fairly badly, on a base c4100 machine. It had 700mb of RAM at base installation, but the final update Lysoft gave to the computer in 2012 turned it into a 4.5GB machine. The computer followed the "Never Obsolete" model of the eMachines brand, being able to be upgraded once every 2 years for a low price, but Lysoft included a "neverending subscription" service where you would pay $400 up front and have it upgraded every 2 years until the computer's upgrading support ended. The computer proved to be very successful, being the first computers of many households around the world. The original base computer, featuring only the tower, cost $299 USD at launch, but the Full Bundle (2000-2003 edition), including a 640x480 monitor, a mono speaker, a keyboard, and a mouse, cost $450. In 2004, the Full Bundle did not change price, but it upgraded to being 2 higher quality stereo speakers, a more responsive keyboard, an optical mouse, and the same 640x480 monitor. In 2007, it became a 720p flatscreen monitor, 2 even higher quality stereo speakers, the same keyboard, and a higher build-quality optical mouse (the one in previous versions had a tendency to stop working if it fell farther than a foot and landed on its top, which it seemingly always did due to the design of the mouse). This is how it stayed until it was taken off the market in 2013.

In 2003, Lysoft released the c4100 Gaming Controller, being similar in design to the revised Xbox S controller. It was very well recieved for gaming on the system until it was discontinued in 2005.

Legacy
The Lysoft Econolyne c4100 was a major landmark in computing, and it remains a popular computer to this day, being easily upgradable even today for common consumers.