Well I managed to resurect my PC once more - god this is getting insane, nobody breathe now. And I continue my search for a comp. I have contaacted various companies about getting a laptop with Linux, via e-mail.
Dell were the ONLY ones to reply to me - So F*** you HP and Sony. Best Buy and CompUSA will not even come over and ask me if I need assistance - I think they see the knowledge in my eyes.
Dell sent me support lists for Gnome and RH, et. al. I reminded them I was buying not needing service. They sent me back a contact number and said they could not help here but sales by phone should be my point of contact.
I phoned Dell and they stated they CANNOT sell me a system without a M$ Operating System on it. Well I know this, but I'm still gonna ask.
So I am wondering to myself. They can sell business machines can't they? well is there a minimum quantity and can I buy one for my home use? and just say it's for business. I mean in some ways it will be, but is there a legal definition for business and home?
Edit: Scratch that, Dell only offer it on Servers. I have now searched the Dell site pretty conclusivly, and the Linux page does not even exist for home or small business.
[ October 08, 2002: Message edited by: pkd ]