Re: big blue gene

[Robert Threet <rthreet@yahoo.com>]

IBM was severely reprimanded by M$ for shipping OS/2 on their PS/2's.
 They're probably a bit gun shy at this point.  :-)

--- "Robert G. (Doc) Savage" <dsavage@peaknet.net> wrote:
> On Fri, 2002-10-25 at 13:14, Stephen D Reindl wrote:
> > Hmmm. Wonder why I can't buy a Thinkpad without Windoze on it?
> > 
> > http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1104-963285.html
> > 
> > IBM apparently likes Linux.
> 
> Good question. Ask anyone on IBM's 800 order line and you'll
> quickly be
> told you may have to boot Windows if you ever have to make a
> trouble
> call. If they can't confirm a hardware problem with their Windows
> diagnostics, you might have a hard time getting them to fix it
> under
> warranty.
> 
> Also, their "F11" recovery scheme only works under Windows.
> 
> So I kept Windows 2000 Pro on the original internal hard drive,
> bought
> another 9mm hard drive and installed RHL on it. I keep my warranty
> (and
> a Windows environment when I absolutely must have one) and get to
> use a
> *real* operating system the rest of the time.
> 
> --Doc Savage
>   Fairview Heights, IL
> 
> 
> 
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