Fry's Electronics Linux PC from 2005 - GQ3131 with Linspire (www.youtube.com)
from LiveLM@lemmy.zip to linux@lemmy.ml on 30 Sep 02:55
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Tech Tangents takes a look at a brand new (cheapo) PC from Fry’s Electronics that shipped with a “Windows clone” Linux distro called “Linspire” (previously called “Lindows”).

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eldavi@lemmy.ml on 30 Sep 18:42 next collapse

i used to have one of these and it was the first time i went with linux fulltime.

i was an employee of fry’s electronics so i got a discount with it as well. lol

EDIT: mine didn’t come with speakers, but that keyboard made me feel nostalgic. and speaking of penny pinching: fry’s never updated their sales/inventory system past msdos 6.22

LiveLM@lemmy.zip on 30 Sep 23:19 collapse

Did you stick to Linspire? Or did you switch to someone else?

eldavi@lemmy.ml on 02 Oct 00:19 collapse

I put mandrake on it and used the machine for another 6 years; one of the best buys I ever made.

hietsu@sopuli.xyz on 30 Sep 19:21 collapse

Can’t read ”Linspire” without this starting to play in my head, dammit:

youtu.be/IIYtKHnU4mQ