Dell Linux Workstations

[Jerry Feldman]

On Friday 10 December 2004 10:36 am, Bob Gorman wrote:
> I just noticed, Dell is selling RedHat workstations:
>
> http://www1.us.dell.com/content/products/compare.aspx/precn_n
>
> Nice to see the big companies providing Linux support a step closer to
> the mainstream.
>
>
> They have been selling desktop systems without MS-Windows for a while,
> with FreeDOS. "Offered for IT professionals who want control over
> operating system ..."
>
> http://www1.us.dell.com/content/products/compare.aspx/desktops_n
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Dell recommends Microsoft® Windows®  XP Professional


BTW: HP has been selling Linux from everything from laptops to their largest 
servers. 
http://h10018.www1.hp.com/wwsolutions/linux/index.html
http://www.hp.com/workstations/pws/linux/
The HP Compaq Business Notebook nx5000 comes installed with either Windows 
XP or SuSE Linux. 
http://h10010.www1.hp.com/wwpc/us/en/sm/WF05a/321957-64295-89315-321838-f33-395654.html

Because of contracts with Microsoft, you probably cannot find a major vendor 
(Dell, HP, Gateway, IBM (Lenova)) that will sell a personal system with 
Linux installed. 
-- 
Jerry Feldman <gaf at blu.org>
Boston Linux and Unix user group
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