PCWeek: Dell to preinstall Linux on PCs | Linux Today

PCWeek: Dell to preinstall Linux on PCs

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Mar 29, 1999

“Dell Computer Corp. is gearing up to offer Linux as a
factory-installed operating system option across its line of
desktops, workstations and servers.”

“The company says it’s among the first top-tier PC makers to
make the operating system widely available as a factory-installed
option.”

“Dell offers Red Hat Software Inc.’s Red Hat Linux 5.2 OEM
System Builder Edition as a factory-installed option…”

“Hewlett-Packard Co., of Palo Alto, Calif., has begun shipping
Linux with its Kayak workstations.”

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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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