[ale] macbook and linux

[Brian Pitts]

Geoffrey wrote:
> Vernard Martin wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> Okay, I'm game.  I've been looking at the Dell laptops as well, but I 
>>> don't see anywhere on their website that suggests they will sell you 
>>> one without the Microsoft virus.  Pointers?
>> And you won't find it advertised but its there. Rumor has it that part 
>> of the deal that Dell has with Microsoft is that they must sell their 
>> machines with an operating system (although not necessarily Windows) 
>> and they cannot advertise any other operating system other than windows.
>>
>> So the "N-series" is Dell's machines that are sold without any other 
>> OS but FreeDOS. The URL is
>> http://www.dell.com/nseries
> 
> No laptops listed. :(

Okay, here are all the non-Microsoft product pages I can find excluding 
server hardware.

HOME-

Desktops and Laptops (Inspiron) with Ubuntu:
http://www.dell.com/content/topics/segtopic.aspx/linux_3x?c=us&cs=19&l=en&s=dhs

Desktops (Inspiron) with FreeDos:
http://www.dell.com/content/topics/segtopic.aspx/e510_nseries?c=us&cs=19&l=en&s=dhs

BUSINESS-

Desktops (Precision) with Red Hat:
http://www.dell.com/content/products/features.aspx/precn_n?c=us&cs=04&l=en&s=bsd

Laptops (Latitude) with FreeDos: 
http://www.dell.com/content/products/features.aspx/nseries_nb?c=us&cs=04&l=en&s=bsd

Desktops (Optiplex) with FreeDos:
http://www.dell.com/content/products/features.aspx/optix_n?c=us&cs=04&l=en&s=bsd

Desktops (Vostro) with FreeDos:
http://www.dell.com/content/products/features.aspx/vostrodt_n?c=us&cs=04&l=en&s=bsd