Re: Linux for sale

1997-09-01 Thread Jim Pick
> I know that Linux is now on the shelf at Fry's Electronics ... that is the > Electronics Supermarket in Silicon Valley ... these are HUGE stores, larger > than the average grocery supermarket. They see thousands of people through > their doors every day. I saw some Linux books (with CDs) at th

Re: Linux for sale

1997-09-01 Thread Brandon Mitchell
> For curiosity, what were the names of these two "superstores"? I > don't think I have seen Linux being sold in any stores here... (Mass.) I looked at my comp usa ads (from the newspaper) recently and saw an ad for professional linux in it. It was for >$100, but the fact that they have it at al

Re: Linux for sale

1997-09-01 Thread George Bonser
On 01-Sep-97 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >For curiosity, what were the names of these two "superstores"? I >don't think I have seen Linux being sold in any stores here... (Mass.) I know that Linux is now on the shelf at Fry's Electronics ... that is the Electronics Supermarket in Silicon Valley .

Re: Linux for sale

1997-09-01 Thread shawn . fumo
wo computer "superstores" the other day. > Lo and behold, I found LINUX for sale in both chains. In a MS dominated sales > enviroment, I thought I'd never see Linux available. Anyhow, one chain offered > Red Hat Linux; the other offered "Professional Linux". The Prof

Linux for sale

1997-09-01 Thread tko
ot;superstores" the other day. Lo and behold, I found LINUX for sale in both chains. In a MS dominated sales enviroment, I thought I'd never see Linux available. Anyhow, one chain offered Red Hat Linux; the other offered "Professional Linux". The Professional package (Walnut Creek)