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Zed writes
"Showing a distancing of itself from Microsoft, Dell now offers businesses a chance to purchase computers without a Windows operating system. The N-Series computers start at $319 from Dell's website and ship with a FreeDOS CD in the box."
Hmm (Score:5, Funny)
Almost First Post (Score:-1, Funny)
FreeDOS? (Score:3, Funny)
Free Denial Of Service attack? (Score:0, Funny)
Sounds kinda kinky
Inquiring minds want to know (Score:5, Funny)
Wee! (Score:5, Funny)
Re:FreeDOS (Score:5, Funny)
You can operate your disc system. Duh.
Re:FreeDOS? (Score:5, Funny)
Now THAT is a stupid question to ask on slashdot.
FreeDOS. (Score:3, Funny)
Back in the real world, FreeDOS is about as useful as a deep-freeze in the Arctic circle. Are people supposed to learn to install an OS on new computers? What is this, 1987?
Re:Avoids double dipping (Score:3, Funny)
No problem, these customers will just be upgrading from DOS
Off topic? (Score:2, Funny)
pool on when Darl McBride claims FreeDOS IP... (Score:5, Funny)
I would expect Darl will be on the scene shortly, perhaps within a week, claiming that FreeDOS is also owned by SCO.
I will enter my official guess as February 2, "Groundhog Day". If Darl appears and claims more IP, then six more weeks of IP winter will be upon us.
Re:Linux (Score:2, Funny)
So you're saying that the Linux community copies not only all the major productivity programs and the look and feel of MS OSes, but the corporate culture of hating the opposition as well?
Huh.
Re:If there's no MS tax, why so pricey? (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Is this new? (Score:5, Funny)
If you can't use the old RAM simultaneously then just stick it in a drawer or velcro it to the interior of the case. When the machine needs servicing, put the old RAM in.
Compaq pulls that same deal. We put 1GB chips in a bunch of servers that were ordered with 128MB. Compaq didn't want to service the machines but the old RAM was in a desk drawer. Put it back and let the whiny Compaq guy work on dog slow 128MB machines.
Re:There is a world beside Canada and USA... (Score:1, Funny)
I think more people should use megametres for long distances. And maybe megagrammes and gigagrammes for heavy masses
i'll bite. (Score:3, Funny)