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LinuxPR: LinuxPPC 1999 Q3 nominated for Macworld magazine’s Editor’s Choice Award

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Web Webster
Web Webster
Nov 16, 1999

First version of Linux to be nominated for Mac industry’s
highest award.

“In a stunning development, LinuxPPC Inc.’s LinuxPPC 1999 Q3
distribution has been nominated for Macworld magazine’s Editor’s
Choice Award. Macworld magazine, the premier Macintosh monthly,
holds its annual contest, with the winners announced at a special
event on the first night of Macworld Expo San Francisco, Wednesday,
January 5, 2000.”

“The Eddy Awards, the Macintosh industry’s highest distinction
for breakthrough product development, are given to honor the top
software and hardware products in 26 categories. LinuxPPC 1999 Q3
is the first version of the Linux operating system ever to be
nominated for the award.”

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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