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32BitsOnline: Comdex/Canada West: Day 1

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Jan 13, 1999

“But by far the most successful booth on the floor is the
Vancouver Linux user group booth. According to my sources, the
booth has been able to sell over 100 copies of Linux operating
system an HOUR! And every time I pass by the booth, it is jam
packed with visitors in spite of the fact that it is tucked
away.”

“I will continue following the three conferences and report on
the success of and certainly the continued rise of Linux into the
mainstream market.”


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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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