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voidmain:
Actually I didn't notice. I selected "configure" system and they only show Windows XP. But they do say they offer RedHat 7.3 on certain systems here:
http://www.dell.com/us/en/bsd/learnmore/learnmore_os_linux.htm
Also notice on the details page at that URL that Dells position of offering RedHat is to help people move to Dell hardware from the UNIX platform and not from Windows. Can you say "we don't want to step on the toes of the big bad wolf"?
[ October 09, 2002: Message edited by: void main ]
pkd_lives:
Zombie, thanks for the link, I found a company called powernotebooks that looks good, and strange though it seems netegg had the BBB label at the bottom of their site.
Muffin, thanks but the Sony site keeps trying to runa temporary Java from sony, that does not plug in to my system.
Muffin / Void, Cheers for continuing the search but the only Linux systems available are servers, however they conveniently note that the Intel 4 M will run Linux. And those base systems are desktops, and if you continue to hunt you will find that eventually you are asked to configure W2K, XP home or business.
Okay my fucking shackles are up. This is pissing me off. But I will end up paying more for hardware by buying from some small unproven business. I have a temporary reprieve for I'm getting a few free parts for this old bucket.
rtgwbmsr:
Really? Not what I'm seeing...
EDIT: DOOD: It's the workstations. Follow the link above...they exist...
Void: I was pointing you at the 340L's. The lower end Linux workstations.
[ October 09, 2002: Message edited by: The_Muffin_Man/B0b ]
[ October 09, 2002: Message edited by: The_Muffin_Man/B0b ]
voidmain:
I gotcha. If you hit "continue" it takes you here:
http://configure.us.dell.com/dellstore/config.asp?customer_id=04&keycode=6W463&order_code=WS340TL
Which does show RedHat installed. What confused me is it didn't show it on the page you linked to. And at the bottom of the page you linked to it said:
Dell PCs use Genuine Microsoft Windows.
And if I clicked the Click Here link it showed XP as the only OS. I should have clicked the "Continue" link near the bottom of the page.
My mistake.
Now, is that the lowest end machine they sell Linux on? Starting at $1377??? That pisses me off. What if I want a low end dell but run Linux on it? I do buy Dell Servers with RedHat 7.3 installed but it really sucks that they still won't sell me a laptop without buying a copy of XP crap..
[ October 09, 2002: Message edited by: void main ]
rtgwbmsr:
Zombie, hit reload when you have problems. A lot of times the proxy or your computer will cache the page, and reload forces it to get an updated version.
I don't know why he doesn't build his own either. Tigerdirect.com has some seriously low-price stuff for sale. I built a higher end computer with parts I bought from there for around $500...now I want to build a server for $250. I'm damn close, except for the hard drive...
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