From: Bert Haskins (bhaskins_at_triton.net)
Date: Fri Oct 18 2002 - 14:29:50 EDT
Here is another point that makes me much less than happy.
I just bought a IBM OpticalScroll mouse.
It's a nice little item, works great under wincrap and ( to date )
five different Linux distros.
!!!! Rant alert !!!!
So where is the problem?, I can't find any! mention of any!
non-b&s op system anywhere in the package.
It's a darn crying shame that almost every company is so
afraid of billy, steve, (BS) and their brown shirts.
That sick joke of a DOJ fiasco will make them absolutely fearless
and I worry that soon it will be $49.95 a month ( or more ) to go on the net and
then only with BS software.
BS should wake up to the fact that even though they seem to have found out
which "statesmen" to buy they are losing many friends every day.
!!!! End rant alert !!!!
Go, go Red Hat, Mandrake, and ( gulp ) Wallmart.
Thanks, Bert
Bill Morrow wrote:
> well, you know, apple is partly owned by M$..
> but even so, it is not a thought that has not occured to me, as well, if for
> no other reason than to see what the "dark side of the force" looks like..
> :-)
>
> and this gives me a further thought..
> all thoughts of apple being a "closed" system vis-a-vis hardware changes and
> plug and play aside, it occures to me to wonder if anyone has cross-compiled
> or transported the Mac OS-X to an intel platform..
>
> <------------------------------->
> Cordially, :-)
> Bill Morrow
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <billy_at_MIX.COM>
> To: <thinkpad_at_cs.utk.edu>
> Sent: Friday, October 18, 2002 11:50 AM
> Subject: Re: buying a thinkpad without microsoft is NOT POSSIBLE from IBM
>
> > Mick McQuaid <mcquaid_at_u.arizona.edu> wrote -
> >
> > > An email from EmperorLinux tech support confirms
> > > that they can NOT get windows-free machines from
> > > any large vendors, including Dell, IBM, and Sony.
> > > They say they have fought for this, but only small
> > > manufacturers will do it. They also confirmed
> > > that this is the reason for the free dual-boot
> > > option.
> >
> > Bummer. I hate to even bring this up here and I still
> > use and love my Thinkpads but my last two desktops have
> > been Macintoshes. Apple's notebook keyboards are not
> > so hot though (neither are their desktop ones), and I
> > say that as one who currently has FOUR spares on hand
> > for the Thinkpads - even though they crap out too at
> > least when they are working they're much nicer if you
> > have to do a lot of typing.
> >
> > Billy Y..
> >
> >
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