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Sm@art Reseller: Is Linux desktop DOA?

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Dec 30, 1998

Thanks to James for
this link.

“It swept the server world. Now Corel wants Linux on your
PC.”

“Leading the Linux desktop charge is Corel Corp., which is
striving to release its NetWinder Linux Computer sometime next
month. The machine, which will be priced between $729 and $1179,
will come bundled with the Linux operating system and KDE GUI
desktop, Netscape Communicator 4.5, Corel’s WordPerfect for Linux,
and other desktop features.”

Complete
story
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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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