On Fri, 2003-08-22 at 09:28, Christopher Sawtell wrote: > On Sat, 23 Aug 2003 05:11, you wrote: > > On Fri, 2003-08-22 at 09:12, Christopher Sawtell wrote: > > > On Fri, 22 Aug 2003 18:09, you wrote: > > > > I purchased a PC from DSE for that reason alone...unfortunately they > > > > seem to have canned selling the machine, since very few people took > > > > the opportunity to buy one. > > > > > > According to the manager in the Columbo St. shop the difficulty is the > > > combination of availability of supply of a suitable machine with a > > > pre-loaded Linux and the price thereof. He gave me the distinct > > > impression that me that more machines are somewhere in the pipeline. > > > > Erm. Ah. Cough! Nevermind. > > Do you have definative information from higher up the food chain than I do?
Yes, but I don't know how much I can share right now. I have asked, but it's the weekend so the answer might be a few days off. On a completely unrelated note, have you noticed how companies tend to sell off old stock before releasing new models? This is a great way of aquiring new Linux boxes on the cheap. Vik :v)
