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To: Dorine Essey who wrote (152788)	2/1/2000 1:39:00 PM
From: calgal	Respond to of 176387

Hi Dorine! "Dell now has begun selling two models of its laptops with Linux preinstalled, the company said today." news.cnet.com Dell sells laptops with Linux By Stephen Shankland <mailto:stephens@cnet.com> Staff Writer, CNET News.com February 1, 2000, 7:30 a.m. PT Dell now has begun selling two models of its laptops with Linux preinstalled, the company said today. The products, the Latitude CPX and the Inspiron 7500, come with Red Hat Linux 6.1 and are certified by Linuxcare, a representative said. The Inspirons with Linux are available now, but the Latitudes will be available Feb. 4, according to a company spokesman. The move has been expected </news/0-1003-200-345847.html> since last August. te SDnapshot Dell now has begun selling two models of its laptops with Linux preinstalled, the company said today. The products, the Latitude CPX and the Inspiron 7500, come with Red Hat Linux 6.1 and are certified by Linuxcare, a representative said. The Inspirons with Linux are available now, but the Latitudes will be available Feb. 4, according to a company spokesman. The move has been expected </news/0-1003-200-345847.html> since last August. The CPX is the top-of-the-line model of Dell's Latitude line, slimmer and more expensive than the Inspirons, which are designed to be more like replacements for desktop computers. The price for the Linux models is the same as for the Windows 98 models, the representative said. Dell has been selling servers, workstations and business desktops with Linux preinstalled. All major hardware companies offer servers guaranteed to work with Linux, a clone of the network-friendly Unix operating system, but comparatively few have been offering Linux for laptops. One hurdle: Laptops often come with proprietary hardware that's more difficult for Linux programmers to support, though informal sites such as Linux on Laptops <http://www.cs.utexas.edu/users/kharker/linux-laptop/> offer extensive help. IBM also has made sure Linux works with a model of its ThinkPad laptops, but there were issues </news/0-1006-200-118924.html> with the Windows-only modem and other hardware features. Dell got around the modem problem by using a PC Card modem, the Dell spokesman said. Most of the demand for Dell's Linux systems has been from customers in academia and government, the representative said, adding that the Linux laptops could be useful for people such as engineers who have to work in the field. Dell has invested in two competing Linux companies, Red Hat and TurboLinux

To: Dorine Essey who wrote (152788)	2/1/2000 6:22:00 PM
From: J. D. Main	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 176387

Dorine....This fresh off a Ford plant bulletin board-----> Received this from my Ford source: "The International Union and Ford are meeting this week to finalize details of a new Employee Computer Purchase program. This is the result of the 1999 National Contract Agreement to develop ways to bring computers an Internet access to every UAW-Ford family. Some of the proposals being discussed include using up to $1,000.00 of your Personal Development Assistance funds toward the purchase or lease of a personal computer. Also being discussed is low cost Internet access for all UAW-Ford members. One proposal includes Internet access for as little as $5.00 per month. We will keep all members informed as details become available." My comments: Please note that no mention to this point has been made concerning possible computer brand name. I believe the Raging Bull Post was wishful thinking on the behalf of Dell to supply the computers. Hell, I can wish the same thing and most certainly do. Best J.D.

To: Dorine Essey who wrote (152788)	2/2/2000 8:56:00 PM
From: Frank Ellis Morris	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 176387

UAW Wants PCs for DaimlerChrysler, Ford Workers By Ben Klayman Wednesday February 2, 8:32 pm Eastern Time Ford to buy PCs for all workers worldwide - report DETROIT, Feb 2 (Reuters) - Ford Motor Co. (NYSE:F - news), the world's No. 2 automaker, will announce on Thursday plans to put Hewlett-Packard Co. (NYSE:HWP - news) personal computers in the homes of its worldwide workforce, a trade publication said. Ford Chairman William Ford Jr., Chief Executive Officer Jac Nasser and United Auto Workers union President Stephen Yokich will make the announcement at a joint new conference in Detroit, Ward's Automotive Reports said in an online story. How come Michael Dell failed to win the contract for Dell? Now GM is considering doing the same and I guess it will also be awarded to Hewlett-Packard. This is another disappointing event in a long string of upsets. Best Regards Frank