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| tracyanne Aug 30, 2007 11:56 PM EDT |
I've just been to the HP Australia Website, and no mention of Red Hat Linus in association with the dx2250 - FreeDOS yes Linux no. |
| Aladdin_Sane Aug 31, 2007 11:22 AM EDT |
Wow. HP's web site looks as bad as Dell's. Vague as possible, and near useless search results. The only evidence I found of the Linux offerings for desktops in AU was http://h71028.www7.hp.com/enterprise/cache/317386-0-0-14-121... |
| techiem2 Aug 31, 2007 11:39 AM EDT |
Speaking of HP's site...
My sis was ordering a new laptop the other day.
Their customize/order system doesn't work in firefox.
You can fill out the first customize page, but when you hit continue it returns to the homepage instead of onto the next page.
Checked firefox in windows and linux.
IE on her comp worked fine though...
Not a great way to get more people to buy yer comps online. |
| Abe Aug 31, 2007 11:44 AM EDT |
Quoting:FreeDOS yes Linux noTracyanne, HP had Linux in place of FreeDOS before they stopped offering desktops pre-installed with Linux. As a matter of fact, they were offering your favorite distro, Mandrake at the time. So it wouldn't be too difficult for them to change it back to Linux again. Give them a bit of time. The good thing is, is that they officially announced it will be available. |
| tracyanne Aug 31, 2007 2:34 PM EDT |
Quoting:they were offering your favorite distro, Mandrake at the time. Abe I think they still do, in France. Quoting:http://h41087.www4.hp.com/solutions/administrations/hpeduc/linux/produits_mandriva.html The matrix is in french. |
| tracyanne Aug 31, 2007 2:47 PM EDT |
A search for Linux on the HP site yeilded a link to this page. http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/genericDocument?docname=c... with the following Q and A faqs Quoting: What is Linux? Linux is an open source operating system based on Unix. It is distributed under the GNU General Public License. I found the last particularly amusing, and was also somewhat annoyed by the implications. I have long felt that my move from Windows to Linux was the upgrade, and everytime I am forced to use Windows it's a downgrade. |
| Aladdin_Sane Sep 01, 2007 4:08 PM EDT |
Another story about the "AMD-based Compaq dx2250 PC pre-loaded with Red Hat's Enterprise Linux 5 desktop" at http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,136692-c,redhat/article.ht...
states that
Quoting: Pricing begins at $600 and the PC is available now through HP resellers.Implying that HP won't, or at least are not, selling them through HP directly. I found the reseller locater for AU at http://h50112.www5.hp.com/AU/search.asp Trying one at random, they seemed more likely to sell me a desk chair than a computer in the first place. |
| tracyanne Sep 18, 2007 1:33 AM EDT |
I still can't find any Compaq dx2250, on the HP Australia site, that are speced with a Linux OS. |
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