[ale] Linux for sale

[gt1355b at prism.gatech.edu (gt1355b at prism.gatech.edu)]

On Sun, 31 Aug 1997 tko at westgac3.dragon.com wrote:

> In terms of marketing, I went into two computer "superstores" the other day.
> Lo and behold, I found LINUX for sale in both chains. In a MS dominated sales
> enviroment, I thought I'd never see Linux available. Anyhow, one chain offered
> Red Hat Linux; the other offered "Professional Linux". The Professional
> package (Walnut Creek) included Debian, Red Hat, and Slackware distributions.

Last time I was in the Best Buy in Savannah, it sold three operating
systems:  Windows 95, Mac OS 8, and Linux.  Of course, the linux was an
outdated RedHat 4.0 that they wanted $50 for, but it's a start....

later,
chris

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Chris Ricker                                 gt1355b at prism.gatech.edu