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Linux and Main: QliTech Announces Choice of Linux Preloads on Apple Machines

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Aug 28, 2002

“An Illinois company that has shipped Linux preloaded on PCs
since 1998 now offers a choice of four Linux distributions on Apple
machines, the company has announced.

“QliTech Linux Computers will ship Apple notebook and desktop
systems with SuSE PPC, Mandrake PPC, Debian PPC, or Gentoo PPC
configured to dual boot with OS-X, says QliTech’s Ray Sanders.

“‘Some of our local customers have asked about it, and I’ve
noticed there’s a growing populace that wants Apple hardware with
Linux on it,’ Sanders said. ‘There is a market for it–a lot of
people like Apple hardware…'”


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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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