On Sun, 2006-03-19 at 11:15 -0500, Chris Metzler wrote:
On Sat, 4 Mar 2006 23:47:59 -0800
Paul Johnson wrote:
On Saturday 04 March 2006 22:29, Star King of the Grape Trees wrote:
steef wrote:
Michael M. wrote:
Paul Johnson wrote:
On Thursday 02 March 2006 01:20, Star King of the
On Sat, 4 Mar 2006 23:47:59 -0800
Paul Johnson wrote:
On Saturday 04 March 2006 22:29, Star King of the Grape Trees wrote:
steef wrote:
Michael M. wrote:
Paul Johnson wrote:
On Thursday 02 March 2006 01:20, Star King of the Grape Trees
wrote:
I am very certain that Dell does sell
On Sunday 05 March 2006 00:47, Paul Johnson wrote:
On Saturday 04 March 2006 22:29, Star King of the Grape Trees wrote:
steef wrote:
Michael M. wrote:
Paul Johnson wrote:
On Thursday 02 March 2006 01:20, Star King of the Grape Trees wrote:
I am very certain that Dell does sell
On Fri, 03 Mar 2006 03:10:08 +0100, Paul Johnson wrote:
On Thursday 02 March 2006 01:20, Star King of the Grape Trees wrote:
Andrew Cady wrote:
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I am very certain that Dell does sell servers that optionally have
Linux, and even says this on their website.
Nothing but lip service. I
On Sat, 2006-03-04 at 13:04 +, B.Hoffmann wrote:
with free calls from the UK to the US
where their support centre was
Sorry, I believe Quantex were a Canadian company actually.
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steef wrote:
Michael M. wrote:
Paul Johnson wrote:
On Thursday 02 March 2006 01:20, Star King of the Grape Trees wrote:
I am very certain that Dell does sell servers that optionally have
Linux, and even says this on their website.
SNIP
NOTE: Servers != Desktop. I have not seen _any_
Star King of the Grape Trees wrote:
steef wrote:
Michael M. wrote:
Paul Johnson wrote:
On Thursday 02 March 2006 01:20, Star King of the Grape Trees wrote:
I am very certain that Dell does sell servers that optionally have
Linux, and even says this on their website.
SNIP
NOTE:
On Saturday 04 March 2006 22:29, Star King of the Grape Trees wrote:
steef wrote:
Michael M. wrote:
Paul Johnson wrote:
On Thursday 02 March 2006 01:20, Star King of the Grape Trees wrote:
I am very certain that Dell does sell servers that optionally have
Linux, and even says this on
Paul Johnson wrote:
On Thursday 02 March 2006 01:20, Star King of the Grape Trees wrote:
I am very certain that Dell does sell servers that optionally have
Linux, and even says this on their website.
Nothing but lip service. I tried this week, still no dice. They advertise it
on their
Michael M. wrote:
Paul Johnson wrote:
On Thursday 02 March 2006 01:20, Star King of the Grape Trees wrote:
I am very certain that Dell does sell servers that optionally have
Linux, and even says this on their website.
Nothing but lip service. I tried this week, still no dice. They
I was looking into HP laptops a few days ago, though I didn't buy one yet. I have a Powerbook right now that works OK with ubuntu, but doesn't have wifi support or a right mouse button. I was checking out the nc6220 and nc6230 on HP's website - they seem to have hardware that is supported by
On Friday 03 March 2006 05:58, Michael M. wrote:
Dell sells Linux workstations to businesses, they don't sell Linux
desktops to average joes.
They most certainly do not. I was trying to order for the company I work for.
They just don't sell or support Linux. It's just false advertising and
Andrew Cady wrote:
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(If you're thinking that just because Dell can't switch to Linux they
have no power, consider that they *could* start shipping PCs with
Firefox, or servers optionally with Linux, or PCs without OSes).
I am very certain that Dell does sell servers that optionally
Star King of the Grape Trees wrote:
Andrew Cady wrote:
snip
(If you're thinking that just because Dell can't switch to Linux they
have no power, consider that they *could* start shipping PCs with
Firefox, or servers optionally with Linux, or PCs without OSes).
I am very certain that
Britton Kerin wrote:
I would like to buy my non-linux girlfriend a ready to
use laptop with:
wireless scan, falling back to CAT5 DHCP
open office
CD ROM that automounts
SD card reader that automounts
working sound card
reasonable memory and disk
working video
Alvin Oga wrote:
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dell cuts corners by:
a) making a custom motherboard
b) making a custom power supply
c) making custom cables and pcb to hold things together
d) making custom firmware to assure you're stuck into their modus operandi
e) charging you for 3yr warranty for their proprietory
Johannes Wiedersich wrote:
Britton Kerin wrote:
I would like to buy my non-linux girlfriend a ready to use laptop with:
wireless scan, falling back to CAT5 DHCP
open office
CD ROM that automounts
SD card reader that automounts
working sound card
reasonable memory and disk
On Thursday 02 March 2006 01:20, Star King of the Grape Trees wrote:
Andrew Cady wrote:
snip
(If you're thinking that just because Dell can't switch to Linux they
have no power, consider that they *could* start shipping PCs with
Firefox, or servers optionally with Linux, or PCs without
On 03/02/2006, Paul Johnson wrote:
On Thursday 02 March 2006 01:20, Star King of the Grape Trees wrote:
Andrew Cady wrote:
snip
I am very certain that Dell does sell servers that optionally
have Linux, and even says this on their website.
Nothing but lip service. I tried this
I would like to buy my non-linux girlfriend a ready to
use laptop with:
wireless scan, falling back to CAT5 DHCP
open office
CD ROM that automounts
SD card reader that automounts
working sound card
reasonable memory and disk
working video acceleration (at least a bit)
So far my search has led me to
www.system76.com for ubuntu laptops.
Ask for Carl. Down to earth dude!
I'd be interested in other leads as well.
regards,
/virendra
Britton Kerin wrote:
I would like to buy my non-linux girlfriend a ready to
use laptop with:
wireless scan, falling
Britton Kerin wrote:
I would like to buy my non-linux girlfriend a ready to
use laptop with:
wireless scan, falling back to CAT5 DHCP
open office
CD ROM that automounts
SD card reader that automounts
working sound card
reasonable memory and disk
working video acceleration (at
On Thu, 2 Mar 2006 08:25 am, Star King of the Grape Trees wrote:
Britton Kerin wrote:
I would like to buy my non-linux girlfriend a ready to
use laptop with:
wireless scan, falling back to CAT5 DHCP
open office
CD ROM that automounts
SD
On Wed, Mar 01, 2006 at 11:35:18AM -0900, Britton Kerin wrote:
I would like to buy my non-linux girlfriend a ready to
use laptop with:
wireless scan, falling back to CAT5 DHCP
Hi Britton
many new lappys have this so:
this is a driver support and configuration
issue
open office
On Wed, Mar 01, 2006 at 05:56:05PM -0800, Paul Johnson wrote:
On Wednesday 01 March 2006 13:25, Star King of the Grape Trees wrote:
Windows is very expensive *UNLESS* you get some sort of volume
discount or you purchase it with your computer. I have heard of
places where windows cost $30
On Wednesday 01 March 2006 19:24, Andrew Cady wrote:
On Wed, Mar 01, 2006 at 05:56:05PM -0800, Paul Johnson wrote:
On Wednesday 01 March 2006 13:25, Star King of the Grape Trees wrote:
Windows is very expensive *UNLESS* you get some sort of volume
discount or you purchase it with your
On Wed, Mar 01, 2006 at 07:29:15PM -0800, Paul Johnson wrote:
On Wednesday 01 March 2006 19:24, Andrew Cady wrote:
On Wed, Mar 01, 2006 at 05:56:05PM -0800, Paul Johnson wrote:
On Wednesday 01 March 2006 13:25, Star King of the Grape Trees wrote:
Windows is very expensive *UNLESS* you
Paul Johnson writes:
Microsoft's OEM list price for Windows XP Pro is US$135.00 right now...
However, there is no way to know what any given OEM actually pays.
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Britton Kerin wrote:
I would like to buy my non-linux girlfriend a ready to
use laptop with:
wireless scan, falling back to CAT5 DHCP
open office
CD ROM that automounts
SD card reader that automounts
working sound card
reasonable memory and disk
working video acceleration (at
On Wednesday 01 March 2006 22:37, Andrew Cady wrote:
On Wed, Mar 01, 2006 at 07:29:15PM -0800, Paul Johnson wrote:
On Wednesday 01 March 2006 19:24, Andrew Cady wrote:
On Wed, Mar 01, 2006 at 05:56:05PM -0800, Paul Johnson wrote:
On Wednesday 01 March 2006 13:25, Star King of the Grape
On Wed, 1 Mar 2006, Paul Johnson wrote:
Dell is not paying $135 for a copy of Windows.
Are you sure? Look how they cut corners on hardware right up through the
midrange.
dell cuts corners by:
a) making a custom motherboard
b) making a custom power supply
c) making custom cables and pcb
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