Re: [ubuntu-uk] Surprised in PC World......

2011-07-31 Thread Bea Groves
Using Maverick eh? Sounds like he was one himself ;-)

On 31/07/11 09:51, scoundrel50a wrote:
> On 31/07/11 09:30, Gordon Burgess-Parker wrote:
>> On 30/07/2011 22:04, scoundrel50a wrote:
>>> needed a new lit up keyboard, abd the only one they had was a
>>> Sandstrom, which I hadnt heard of before, so I asked the guy if it
>>> worked with Linux, and he said, come with me, I'll take a look. He
>>> pulls out this memory stick, and asked which distro I was using, and
>>> started Ubuntu 10.10...was very surprised. Suffice to say, it
>>> works perfectly...just thought you might like to know.
>>>
>>> John
>>>
>> You mean they are employing people in PC World who actually know
>> something about computers? ;-)
>>
> Yep, I saw it with my own eyes, they are using Maverick..I was quite
> impressed...even more impressed with the fact that he was so
> helpful, lol.
> 

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Re: [ubuntu-uk] Surprised in PC World......

2011-07-31 Thread scoundrel50a

On 31/07/11 09:30, Gordon Burgess-Parker wrote:

On 30/07/2011 22:04, scoundrel50a wrote:
needed a new lit up keyboard, abd the only one they had was a 
Sandstrom, which I hadnt heard of before, so I asked the guy if it 
worked with Linux, and he said, come with me, I'll take a look. He 
pulls out this memory stick, and asked which distro I was using, and 
started Ubuntu 10.10...was very surprised. Suffice to say, it 
works perfectly...just thought you might like to know.


John

You mean they are employing people in PC World who actually know 
something about computers? ;-)


Yep, I saw it with my own eyes, they are using Maverick..I was quite 
impressed...even more impressed with the fact that he was so 
helpful, lol.


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Re: [ubuntu-uk] Surprised in PC World......

2011-07-31 Thread Gordon Burgess-Parker

On 30/07/2011 22:04, scoundrel50a wrote:
needed a new lit up keyboard, abd the only one they had was a 
Sandstrom, which I hadnt heard of before, so I asked the guy if it 
worked with Linux, and he said, come with me, I'll take a look. He 
pulls out this memory stick, and asked which distro I was using, and 
started Ubuntu 10.10...was very surprised. Suffice to say, it 
works perfectly...just thought you might like to know.


John

You mean they are employing people in PC World who actually know 
something about computers? ;-)


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Re: [ubuntu-uk] Surprised in PC World......

2011-07-30 Thread scoundrel50a

On 30/07/11 22:15, Colin Law wrote:

On 30 July 2011 22:04, scoundrel50a  wrote:

needed a new lit up keyboard, abd the only one they had was a Sandstrom,
which I hadnt heard of before, so I asked the guy if it worked with Linux,
and he said, come with me, I'll take a look. He pulls out this memory stick,
and asked which distro I was using, and started Ubuntu 10.10...was very
surprised. Suffice to say, it works perfectly...just thought you might like
to know.

In which store did you find this enlightened salesman?

Colin



Tottenham Ct RoadLondon.

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Re: [ubuntu-uk] Surprised in PC World......

2011-07-30 Thread Colin Law
On 30 July 2011 22:04, scoundrel50a  wrote:
> needed a new lit up keyboard, abd the only one they had was a Sandstrom,
> which I hadnt heard of before, so I asked the guy if it worked with Linux,
> and he said, come with me, I'll take a look. He pulls out this memory stick,
> and asked which distro I was using, and started Ubuntu 10.10...was very
> surprised. Suffice to say, it works perfectly...just thought you might like
> to know.

In which store did you find this enlightened salesman?

Colin

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Re: [ubuntu-uk] Surprised in PC World......

2011-07-30 Thread scralion...@gmail.com
Cool :), 
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scoundrel50a  wrote:

needed a new lit up keyboard, abd the only one they had was a Sandstrom, 
which I hadnt heard of before, so I asked the guy if it worked with 
Linux, and he said, come with me, I'll take a look. He pulls out this 
memory stick, and asked which distro I was using, and started Ubuntu 
10.10...was very surprised. Suffice to say, it works 
perfectly...just thought you might like to know.

John

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