[techtalk] Other OSes on a Linux box

[Davida Schiff]

Toshiba also lost a class action lawsuit in 1998

Davida
-----Original Message-----
From: jennyw at griffon.personic.com <jennyw at griffon.personic.com>
To: techtalk at linuxchix.org <techtalk at linuxchix.org>
Date: Tuesday, January 04, 2000 4:08 PM
Subject: Re: [techtalk] Other OSes on a Linux box


>Yeah, there's a class-action lawsuit against Compaq about their mobile
>computers, too, I believe.  I'd never buy a laptop from them.  I'm not sure
>I'd buy a workstation from them.  But their servers are pretty decent.
>
>On the other hand, I might buy a laptop or a workstation from Dell or
>Gateway, but servers -- not really their forte.
>
>I'll look into VA -- several people have said that they'll even install NT
>for you if you request.
>
>On the thread about needing to be an expert to install Windows -- I would
>say that most users who have installed Linux probably could install
Windows.
>I'm not sure how many people who've installed Windows could install Linux.
>Whether this is indicative of user abilities or operating system abilities
>is left as an excercise to the reader... ;-)
>
>Jen
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Davida Schiff" <dschiff at entrypoint.com>
>To: <techtalk at linuxchix.org>
>Sent: Tuesday, January 04, 2000 3:34 PM
>Subject: Re: [techtalk] Other OSes on a Linux box
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>> It's a shame you had to have an attorney. Having worked in a call center
>> that did support for both Hitachi and Micron, the rule of thumb was 3 HW
>> problems and a new unit automatically. Also, low paid TS staff (with
>minimal
>> knowledge) is the norm for these big companies (esp if support is
>> outsourced) and there is little or no communication between the call
>center
>> and the repair facility (i.e. depot).
>>
>> Davida
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Kelly Lynn Martin <kelly at poverty.bloomington.in.us>
>> To: techtalk at linuxchix.org <techtalk at linuxchix.org>
>> Date: Tuesday, January 04, 2000 1:08 PM
>> Subject: Re: [techtalk] Other OSes on a Linux box
>>
>>
>> >On Tue, 4 Jan 2000 12:05:36 -0800, jennyw at griffon.personic.com said:
>> >
>> >>Compaq isn't without issues, but at least we can count on the
>> >>drives staying put, the servers taking up a lot less space, and
>> >>better support (reseller plus manufacturer).
>> >
>> >I hope the support they give enterprise customers is better than their
>> >retail customer support.  My experience with Compaq technical support
>> >is absymal.  I had one of their tech support drones tell me that "the
>> >hard drive sees everything on the computer" and that it had to be
>> >"replaced" every time anything on the computer was changed.  Load of
>> >BS.  I had to bring an attorney in to the picture to get them to
>> >finally replace a defective Presario laptop (four trips to their
>> >repair shop, each time they broke something new).
>> >
>> >Kelly
>> >
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