Sabi ni Bob noong Thu, 22 Jun 2000 15:17:06 +0800 (PHT) > Maybe I missed this in somebody else's post...but I just discovered that > Maxtor is bundling OpenLinux 2.3 and Star Office with their hard disks - > I'm not sure if this is all models or just some.... > > Good news. The Star Office must be something new, or else my usual source didn't tell me about it. They were having trouble installling OpenLinux and asked for some help. Tried it on their PCs at their shop, and the install quit, giving the very informative error message "The installation has failed because of an error" or something equally eloquent. Thought it might have something to do with the hardware -- we all know of Linux's trouble with some chipsets -- so I tried it at home, on a PC with components I specifically requested to ensure that it would work with something other than Windows. Same thing. I later learned that Maxtor's local rep (Millennium Tech??) was offering "training" for their authorized retailers. Truth to tell, I don't know how "training" would solve what looked to me like a broken CD. Or maybe they got feedback and were quietly recalling the CDs, dunno exactly what that was all about. A postscript to this story: COL's install routine intrigued me enough to buy a CD for PhP162. Installed without a glitch. Hard drive was kinda full though since it was a spare 1GB, so I haven't used it much. More to the point, I mostly use FreeBSD, which I've already customized to my needs. As to the general retail public, I don't have any news of Maxtor's bundling. Maybe they still are, but I'm fairly sure it's limited to tossing the CD with the package, not preloading. Mabuhay. - Philippine Linux Users Group. Web site and archives at http://plug.linux.org.ph To leave: send "unsubscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
