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Re: Desktop PCs with Linux or no OS installed



 On Fri, Jul 4, 2008 at 9:28 AM, Jerry Feldman <[hidden email]> wrote: 
> I'm currently starting to evaluate getting a new desktop system. I 
> currently have an older Compaq Presario with an Athalon 1.2Ghz 
> 32-bit processor.  I would prefer buying it from a vendor that supports 
> OpenSource and Linux. Certainly I want a 64-bit processor with dual 
> core and a decent 3D graphics chipset.  No preference on chip vendor 
> (Intel or AMD). I would probably run either OpenSuSe 11.0 (which is 
> what I now have) or Ubuntu, but Fedora is fine too. (I prefer using a 
> different OS from the other BLU officers just for a different 
> perspective and also for installfests). 
> 
> I'm looking for experience with vendors, such as 
> MadTux, Penguin (our next speaker), Eight Virtues, etc. 


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