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From: "Marty Rimpau" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Monday, June 17, 2002 3:02 AM
Subject: Wal-Mart shipping pcs with windows pree-installed


Dear all,  found this article very interesting, it looks as though the
very
valid sounding alternative to Microsoft operating systems, Lindows OS,
is
getting closer.  They have even got a lot of audio programs for Lindows
already, which also runs a lot of Windows software.

Wal-Mart shipping PCs with Lindows preinstalled

Friday June 14, 2002 - [ 01:29 PM GMT ]
Topic - GNU/Linux -  - by Tina Gasperson -
In a move that appears to be a coup for Michael Robertson et al,
Wal-Mart's
online store is offering eight different Microtel PCs with LindowsOS
included. The computers sell for USD$299 to $599 and ship in one to
seven
days.  www.lindows.com

NewsForge originally reviewed Wal-Mart's OS-less PCs, a dramatic move
away
from the standard Windows-based home computer. Now the retailer is
advertising systems with the LindowsOS distribution pre-installed, no
longer
just moving away from Windows, but now directly competing with it:
"These computers do not ship with Microsoft Windows. They ship with an
exciting new UNIX based Operating System (OS) named Lindows. This
exciting
new OS delivers the stability of UNIX with the ease of Windows and the
ability to run most Microsoft programs. These computer systems are a
perfect
low cost alternative to computers preloaded with Microsoft Windows."

To say that Lindows runs most Microsoft programs is a bit of a stretch.
Wal-Mart says the PCs come with "mail, word processor, web browser,
address
book, calculator, cd player, MP3 player, Microsoft PowerPoint viewer,
Word
viewer, and Excel viewer," and buyers get to select three "free"
Click-N-Run
applications from the Lindows.com warehouse (of GPLed KDE-based
software, we
might add.) No need to be concerned about the PCI 56k modems that come
with
the Microtel systems -- according to this NewsForge report, Microtel is
shipping Linux-compatible modems in these systems.  For a really cheap
setup, get the $299 system, add a USD$49 HP printer (most of HPs
printers
work with Linux) and a 15" Microtel monitor for USD$119. And if you're
especially Wal-Mart loyal, you can even add a subscription to the
company's
ISP service, called Wal-Mart Connect, for USD$9.94 a month.

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