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Finally A Major-Brand Desktop With Linux, Not Windows

Posted by timothy on from the ask-darl-first dept.

Fugwidzard writes "Sounds like an okay box from HP at an okay price, the NewsForge review says, but no modem, and even optional modems are Winmodems although they say they have Linux drivers for them. Plus it's not a true Linux preload - they give you a couple of Mandrake CDs and you're on your own, no support. Better than paying Microsoft tax, anyway, and a step in the right direction for HP. Supposedly they're going to have all their PCs 'Linux certified' in the near future. I hope other big PC mills do the same."

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  1. Re:Evesham did this ages ago... by clare-ents · · Score: 5, Funny

    That's a fantastic page

    in the spec :

    Operating system
    Mandrake Linux 9.1

    and at the bottom :

    Evesham PCs use genuine Microsoft(R) Windows(R)
    www.microsoft.com/piracy/howtotell

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    Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former. (Einstein)
  2. Re:Evesham did this ages ago... by squaretorus · · Score: 4, Funny

    I was tickled by that too - but you beat me to it with documenting the observation!! you bastard!!! I haven't earned Karma in months because of fast fingered feckers like you!!!