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Technology Stocks : Compaq -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Gerald Drews who wrote (25902)	5/8/1998 7:52:00 PM
From: Chris	Respond to of 97611

Gerald, RE: PRO-OS Freedom I would like the freedom to select and negotiate for the OS like any other part of the computer. As far as I know you have this freedom. Whenever I buy systems now I specify exactly what hardware(motherboard, HD,Video,CD,etc.) and OS I want installed. I don't usually buy from the Compaqs, and Dells anymore. I have a local shop that puts together systems based on my exact specs. I'm sure you can order a system with no OS and write your own, but who has time like that on their hands. <g> Chris

To: Gerald Drews who wrote (25902)	5/9/1998 6:50:00 AM
From: rudedog	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 97611

Gerald - Your wish has already been granted, and long ago. Almost any CPQ commercial product can be ordered with NO software and large corporate customers buy that way all of the time. All CPQ servers are sold this way, there is no OS sold with the system except in a few very rare 'bundled' promotions. By the way NO CPQ SERVERS ARE SOLD WITH NT BY CPQ EVEN IF YOU ASK FOR IT. Customers or resellers do the OS purchase. CPQ does all of the engineering work to be sure NT runs best on CPQ servers (as they do for Novell, SCO, and even Solaris). CPQ does lots of close work with MSFT but selling NT on servers is not one of them.