[Elecraft] OT - Way off topic, but Dell is giving away machines

[Bob Nielsen]

There's one version which will even ship you a CD for free:

http://www.ubuntulinux.org

73,
Bob, N7XY

On Tue, Jan 04, 2005 at 02:43:30PM +0000, Stephen wrote:
> Gentlemen,
> 
> 	Try LINUX..it works with most things..without fettling...and its often free 
> on a mag cover disc..
> 
> Steve
> 
> 
> On Tuesday 04 January 2005 14:31, Charles Greene wrote:
> > Dan,
> >
> > I found it.  Seems it has no operating system.  Do you read it that way
> > too?  I'm not sure I have an operating system I can use.  My Daughters
> > Compaq went belly up due to a power surge last week, but the restore disk
> > probably checks to see if it is the right model Compaq, and my computers
> > are the same way.  Possibly I can get a Windows 2000.
> >
> > 73
> >
> > Chas
> >
> > At 06:00 PM 1/3/2005, Dan Barker wrote:
> > >It's a bear to find.
> > >
> > >www.dell.com, click small business, Click "Servers, Storage and
> > > Networking", Scroll down a bit and click "Customize it" next to the $224
> > > teaser (that's a 40G harddrive). Pay LOTS of attention. Some of the
> > > "options" have prices like "remove $99".
> >