Re: [tlug] Notebook w/o windows

[Scott <scottro@example.com>]

On Thu, Oct 09, 2003 at 07:10:19PM +0900, Matt Doughty wrote:
> On Thu, Oct 09, 2003 at 03:06:34AM -0700, Oleksiy Starykov wrote:
> > 
> > 
> 
> I just have to ask. Has anyone ever seen a notebook sold cheaper without
> windows than you could get it with windows? I know I haven't.  I was
> just curious if anyone has seen this mythical beast?

Yes, down in Hiroshima.  (Also here in the US as well).

Down in Hiroshima in that big shoppping area, right at one end of it
there was a shop selling notebooks without an O/S--WinXP was about an
extra $200 IIRC  (this was a year ago June).

In the US, Walmart has some, as well as some other higher quality
companies. Some will sell them with no O/S, some with Mandrake or
another more newcomer friendly version of Linux.

(However, the ones that sell them with Linux include a disclaimer that
the modem won't work with Linux).


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