On Fri, Dec 08, 2000 at 12:33:18PM -0000, Noel Carrol mentioned:
> How's about just having ordered the thing with Linux installed once off
> because;
>> 1. You'd have the drivers for everything to use again the next time you
> ordered one of these or came across something with similar HW.
> 2. The 100 quid it would have cost extra is a lot less than the cost of your
> time per hour and it seems you spent longer than an hour playing with this
> machine.
> 3. If it didn't work on delivery, you'd have recourse to the manufacturer,
> in this case, Dell.
Actually, had a quick look. They don't preinstall them with linux for the
Irish market.
Kate
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