[H-GEN] Avoiding the microsoft tax and laptops

Sandra Milne silne at optusnet.com.au
Mon Mar 10 05:44:31 EST 2003


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At 16:58 10/03/2003 +1000, you wrote:
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>I do not wish to pay the microsoft tax and am wondering if anyone knows
>the best way to get a laptop computer without windows and what laptops
>are best to run on Linux, I want a laptop with the rectangle mouse pad.

Last I heard, QIC Computers in Adelaide St sold laptops with linux 
pre-installed. When I was last in their store, decent laptops were around 
$1700. I'd offer up the website but it sucks. They're next to Post Office 
Square.

Sandra.
silne at optusnet.com.au 


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