[luau] Installing Linux on a Wal-Mart OS-less PC

[Joe Linux]

This is great news.  I was thinking too that we should contact Office 
Depot to suggest to them that they become a "Linux Connection" 
superstore.  They could work with the vendors to make certain that the 
hardware they sell is fully Linux compatible.

Warren Togami wrote:

>Small update at Newsforge:
>Wal-Mart PC provider to correct Linux modem problem
>http://newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=02/05/02/1514240&mode=nocomment&tid=7
>
>"On the afternoon of May 1, I (the author of the original review) received
>email from Rich Hindman of Microtel. He said Microtel had become aware of
>the review and the concerns raised by the community. With a directness which
>I find refreshing in this industry, Mr. Hindman indicated that before the
>day was over, Microtel intended to correct the problem."
>
>"And correct it he did. That evening, I received notice that Microtel had
>designated a hardware modem that would take the place of the current modem.
>Mr. Hindman explained, "Effective 5-7-02, all units will ship with the new
>hardware modem." The short delay on implementation was required because they
>would not have the new modem in stock until May 7."
>(read more in the article)
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Taylor Cody Civ SAIC/PETS" <Cody.Taylor at hickam.af.mil>
>To: <luau at videl.ics.hawaii.edu>
>Sent: Wednesday, May 01, 2002 8:45 AM
>Subject: [luau] Installing Linux on a Wal-Mart OS-less PC
>
>
>>Article can be found at:
>>http://newsforge.com/newsforge/02/04/29/0218241.shtml?tid=7
>>
>>Monday April 29, 2002 - [ 09:47 AM GMT ]
>>Topic - Hardware - By Russell C. Pavlicek -
>>A few months ago, super-sized discount store Wal-Mart made the headlines
>>
>in
>
>>the Linux world by becoming the first major U.S. retailer to offer PCs
>>without Windows preloaded. At this writing, the Walmart.com Web site lists
>>no less than 14 PCs available without an operating system.
>>
>
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