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Comment Re:Mini 9 owner. XP delivered, Ubuntu reloaded. (Score 0) 230

by naughton on Tuesday February 24, 2009 @03:33PM (#26973807) Attached to: 1 of 3 Dell Inspiron Mini Netbooks Sold With Linux

Whoops. Sorry about that, you're right. The reason that I got such a screaming deal was that I bought it at the same time as an Inspiron 1535. I got confused. Only the 1GB of RAM, which is the maximum. Also, before you rip me a new one, I got the maximum of 16GB SSD (not 20GB). Because I can tell that you're a stickler for precision, I'll include the full inventory. After I called them up, they waived the shipping charges, but I don't expect you to believe that.

1 224-2669 Inspiron 910 Intel Atom processor N270, 1.6GHz, 533Mhz512K L2 Cache
1 311-9256 Obsidian Black Color with Gloss Finish
1 311-9255 1GB,DDR2,533MHZ,1 DIMM
1 320-7125 8.9 inch Wide Screen WSVGA TLLCD
1 320-7124 Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 950
1 341-7610 16GB Solid State Drive (mini-card Module/PATA)
1 420-9249 Genuine Windows XP Home Edition
1 420-5769 Internet Search and Portal
1 420-8223 Dell Video Chat
1 420-7622 DELL SUPPORT CENTER 2.0
1 310-8624 You have chosen a Windows XP System
1 420-9191 Box.net online backup and filesharing 1.0
1 420-7468 ADOBE ACROBAT READER 8.1 DIM/INSP
1 430-3223 Base LCD Assembly
1 430-3219 Wireless 802.11g Mini Card
1 313-6896 Integrated 0.3M Pixel Webcam
1 410-1160 McAfee Security 9.0, 30-day Subscription, for Dell Inspiron / Dimension
1 312-0775 32WHr 4-cell Battery
1 412-0148 No ISP requested
1 420-8051 Microsoft Works 9.0, English For Inspiron
1 992-2067 Dell Hardware Warranty Plus Return To Depot, Initial Year
1 990-7989 1 Year Limited Warranty and Mail-In Service,Notebook
1 991-0320 Type 12- Mail-InService, 24x7 TechnicalSupport, Initial Year
1 960-2780 Warranty Support,Initial Year
1 950-3337 1 Year Limited Warranty
1 988-6059 No Warranty 2 and 3
1 900-9987 Standard On-Site Installation Declined
1 313-7127 Base LCD Assembly in Black

Product Subtotal: $150.88
Shipping and Handling: $9.99
Tax: $10.05
Product Total: $170.92

Comment Mini 9 owner. XP delivered, Ubuntu reloaded. (Score 0) 230

by naughton on Tuesday February 24, 2009 @02:13PM (#26972727) Attached to: 1 of 3 Dell Inspiron Mini Netbooks Sold With Linux

When I got mine, they weren't shipping with Linux. Because the cost was too good to pass up ($149 with 3GB Ram and 20GB SSD), I took delivery and reloaded it with Ubuntu. Works great. I've had no problems.

Red Hat Returns To the Linux Desktop 192

Posted by timothy on Tuesday February 24, 2009 @01:54PM from the sequels-can-be-good dept.

CWmike writes "Red Hat used to be in the desktop business along with all the other Linux distributors. Then, they left. Now, however, Red Hat is switching from Xen to KVM for virtualization. As part of that switchover, Red Hat will be using not only KVM, but the SolidICE/SPICE desktop virtualization and management software suite to introduce a new server-based desktop virtualization system. Does this mean that Red Hat will be getting back into the Linux desktop business? That's the question I posed to Red Hat CTO Brian Stevens, in a phone call after the Red Hat/KVM press conference, and he told me that, 'Yes. Red Hat will indeed be pushing the Linux desktop again.'"

Comment Re:Why? (Score 0, Redundant) 448

by naughton on Thursday August 30, 2007 @04:36PM (#20416171) Attached to: 200,000 Elliptical Galaxies Point the Same Way

The funniest thing I've heard today. Heh.

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