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SJ Mercury/AP: IBM to sell laptops with Linux OS

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Jun 12, 2000

[ Thanks to George
Mitchell
for this link. ]

“International Business Machines Corp. was set to announce
Monday that some of its popular Thinkpad laptop computers will be
available with Linux, the upstart operating system that enthusiasts
see as an alternative to Microsoft’s Windows.”

The laptops are aimed at computer professionals and
scientists, two groups that have embraced Linux, said Irving
Wladawsky-Berger, the head of IBM’s Linux group….

“Thinkpads running Caldera Systems Inc.’s OpenLinux 2.4 will be
available in the third quarter, IBM said.”

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Story

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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