That's actually Dell: http://news.com.com/2100-1001-949671.html?tag=fd_top
John Hebert --- Mat Branyon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > i think ibm is selling computers with freedos (its > free)... they should > work well with linux... computer exchange now sells > computers with > linux, or at least older ones... if you want a new > one wiht linux, i > could set you up with that though. i just started > working there, so i > dont know if they sell laptops as well :( > > --mat > > On Thu, 2002-08-22 at 12:08, Kory Wnuk wrote: > > I ask why I have to pay for an operating system on > a > > new computer that I have NO intention of ever > using? > > The answer is that I don't! > > > > If I want to purchase a computer (desktop, laptop, > or > > notebook) I should be able to purchase it without > an > > operating system and/or additional software that I > did > > not request. As you have probably guessed, I will > not > > purchasing from Sony. > > > > Can anyone recommend a laptop/notebook that can be > > purchased without Windows, but has been shown to > work > > well with Linux? > > > > -K > > > > P.S. I too filled out the survey. The following > is my > > correspondence with the folks at Sony: > > > > > Subject > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------- > > > Is it possible to have one of your company's > > > notebooks configured without som... > > > > > > > > > Discussion Thread > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------- > > > Response (Robert) - 08/21/2002 06:29 PM > > > Thank you for your interest in Sonys > Notebooks. > > > > > > I am afraid that it is not possible to > purchase a > > > Notebook without an operating system. To view > and > > > purchase a Notebook of your choice, please > visit > > the > > > following page. > > > > > > > > > http://www.sonystyle.com/home/cat.jsp?hierc=9683x7018&catid=7018 > > > > > > Please feel free to contact the Sony Style > team > > for > > > further assistance. > > > > > > Customer (Kory Wnuk) - 08/21/2002 10:36 AM > > > I agree that I could install Linux once the > > notebook > > > has been purchased. However, I do not want > to > > pay > > > for an operating system and any additional > > software > > > that I will not be using. > > > > > > > > > > > > > Response (Chris) - 08/21/2002 04:20 AM > > > Thank you for contacting us with your inquiry > > > regarding Sony VAIO Notebooks. > > > > > > I am afraid, it is not possible to configure > the > > > Notebook with Linux as the Operating System. > All > > our > > > Notebooks come with Microsoft Windows 2000/XP > as > > > Operating Systems. You can however install > Linux > > > after you get the Notebook. Please visit the > > > following site to view and purchase the > Notebook > > of > > > your choice: > > > > > > > > > http://www.sonystyle.com/home/cat.jsp?hierc=9683x7018&catid=7018 > > > > > > The Sony Style team is available to assist > you > > with > > > further inquiries. > > > > > > Customer (Kory Wnuk) - 08/21/2002 04:13 AM > > > Is it possible to have one of your company's > > > notebooks configured without some form of > > Microsoft > > > Windows and associated software? Better yet, > can > > I > > > get a notebook with Linux installed? > > > > > > > > > Question Reference #020821-000061 > > > > > > ===== > > Failure is NOT an option! That is why I use > Linux... > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Do You Yahoo!? > > HotJobs - Search Thousands of New Jobs > > http://www.hotjobs.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > > General mailing list > > [email protected] > > > http://brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > General mailing list > [email protected] > http://brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? HotJobs - Search Thousands of New Jobs http://www.hotjobs.com
