Do you know if we will be able to run Linux in this machines?
Oscar R. Quesada
UMG-IT Systems/Network Support
Vivendi Universal
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-----Original Message-----
From: Smitty [mailto:a.smitty@verizon.net]
Sent: Tuesday, November 12, 2002 9:29 AM
To: slug@nks.net
Subject: Re: [SLUG] First Aol Computer
I understand that microsoft is going to compete against Wallmart with their
own line of computers to try to preserve their os market share. The brand
name will be GatesWay. Bill swears it isn't trademark infringement because
he is using his own name.
Smitty
On Tuesday 12 November 2002 03:45, you wrote:
> This would actually be AOL's second deal with a linux powered device.
> The first one was an internet device (quite nice btw) sold by Gateway
> called the Gateway Connected Touchpad. 400MHz Transmeta CPU, 64MB RAM,
> 32MB CF, 56k+NIC, 2 USB - over all it was really nice hardware-wise.
> AOL/Gateway pulled it from the shelves after a watchdog group I was
> working with went public with their GPL violations. The orignal copy of
> the extracted client can be found at sf.net/projects/textbox and
> pictured of the device internals over at free.freespeech.org/cotn/gct
>
> I'll give AOL a little credit with the hardware used, if you can find a
> Touchpad on eBay or online they make great eMail/www/MP3 terminals. The
> speakers can sound a little "tinny" with streaming internet audio but
> sound great playing files local or via smb.
>
> Do I want to see low costing linux solutions in new computer users
> homes? Very much so. I thought it was pretty cool to see WalMart offer
> MicroTel computers loaded with a _few_ different distros or none at all
> even.
>
> As a side note, I feel your Software Spectrum pains. I served a year and
> a half there and pretty much has my fill when I was training a class and
> was reprimanded for advising that agents offer solutions other then do
> the first two things in Sherlock then dump the call to Member Benefits.
> There is no such thing as ethical work there, so try not to get too
> frustrated...
>
> --
> Matt
> Textbox Networks
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