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By CNET News.com Staff
Posted on ZDNet News: Sep 16, 2005 4:14:00 PM

A Dell laptop computer that costs around $1,000, depending on configurations, and comes with the Mandriva Linux operating system pre-installed is now available, the European Linux company announced Friday.

The Dell Latitude 110L comes with a 1.4GHz, 1.5GHz or 1.7GHz mobile Celeron/Pentium M chip and 256MB to 1280MB of memory. According to Mandriva, Dell's rival Hewlett-Packard will follow suit. The European open-source software firm was formerly known as Mandrakesoft. A Dell spokesman in the U.S. said he was unfamiliar with the Mandriva configuration.

 
Correction: This story originally contained incorrect information about configurations and pricing.

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now what are the dudes at Dell smoking with this deal? (Read the rest)
Posted by: Boot_Agnostic Posted on: 09/26/05 You are currently: a Guest | | Terms of Use
Latest Dell laptop runs on Mandriva Linux  Loverock Davidson | 09/16/05
Please  enrico_macias | 09/16/05
Runs fine on laptops,  dingletec_z | 09/16/05
You obviously have not  bjbrock | 09/17/05
I have been reading your...  Awf Tin Wong | 09/17/05
Reply was to Loverock  Awf Tin Wong | 09/17/05
Good Grief!  Wolfie2K3 | 09/19/05
The great thing about this is HARDWARE SUPPORT  George Mitchell | 09/16/05
Other companies selling Linux  cyber_rigger@... | 09/16/05
You've spent weeks  Michael Kelly | 09/18/05
Of all the distros to pick...  Scrat | 09/17/05
Of all the distros.....  Mil-spec-guy | 09/18/05
Distro doesn't really matter ...  George Mitchell | 09/18/05
But will I still get my FreeDOS fix  Boot_Agnostic | 09/19/05
Doubtful..  Wolfie2K3 | 09/19/05
Darn  Boot_Agnostic | 09/26/05

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