Re: Meanwhile, in the real world...

Just an update to this 16 month-old thread; Portable Office Computers
moved next to the Smitty's on Circle a little while back, so I paid
them another visit today. The salesman asked if I needed any help and
I said I was just looking, but when I got to the demo machine they had
set up (running XP) and asked about Linux, mentioning Ubuntu
specifically, he ran to the back and got a 64-bit Ubuntu 7.10 disk for
me to try! =D

They apparently don't get many people walking in specifically asking
for Linux, but as an even better sign, they carry the Linux-using Eee
PC, told me that they previously had an Ubuntu demo machine, use
Ubuntu for testing machines in the back and are thinking about selling
some inexpensive Ubuntu systems (I'm guessing their systems that are
XP-capable but not necessarily Vista-capable)...

CK

On Thu, Nov 2, 2006 at 6:50 PM, Conrad Knauer <atheoi@gmail.com> wrote:
> In my quest to find an inexpensive old laptop, I made a pit stop at a
> computer store across from Home Depot. They had some there, though
> they cost rather more than I was willing to pay, but I was looking
> around at the used computers and one of the salesmen started to tell
> me about their special deal this month and so I politely listened. He
> read through the specs of the computer and when he got to the OS (Win
> XP) I interrupted him and asked if they had any computers with Linux
> on them. The reply I got was on the incredulous side with a hint of
> annoyance; I was told among other things that Windows was what people
> used in the "real world".
>
> Also, they had a used OEM copy of Microsoft Works for Windows 95 and
> since the current copies are 'like $100' they were willing to let it
> go for a mere $25 (or $20 cash). I politely declined and left;
> outside their advertising sign loudly proclaimed that they offered a
> virus-removal service.
>
> CK
>
> (Its nice to be back in Wonderland ;)
>
Received on Tue Mar 11 19:07:07 2008