August 9, 1999Dell will preinstall the Linux operating system on its laptops and home computers in the coming months, extending the operating system availability from servers, workstations, and business desktops to more mainstream computers. Dell's Dimension line should have Linux by the fourth quarter of 1999, a spokesman said. Support for the portable computers also could arrive this year, he said.TAGS:Short take, portable computer, Linux, spokesman, workstation, home PC, Dell Dimension, Dell, operating system, server, laptop computer, PC
February 18, 2008Aimed at the education sector, the laptop will feature, among other things, a flash-based hard drive and a "wireless music server." But, the company says, it's "not really about the specs."TAGS:spokesperson, Linux, U.K., laptop computer, server, hard drive, PC
May 24, 2006Nicholas Negroponte's One Laptop Per Child project shows off a vivid orange PC and trims its software load. Photos: Laptop model sees orangeTAGS:OLPC, Linux, AMD, laptop computer, PC