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Re: [COMMERCIAL] Caldera OpenLinux 2.2 available now!

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From: Jacinto Hernandez
Date: Sat, 15 May 1999 00:00
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Gordon Hubbard wrote:

> Caldera distributor Custom Technology is pleased to announce that
> Caldera OpenLinux 2.2 started shipping in quantity to resellers this
> week. OpenLinux is the first major Linux distribution to ship in
> Australia with the 2.2.x kernel.
>
> The Australian RRP is A$99.95.
>
> To purchase, please check our web site http://www.CustomTech.com.au to
> find your nearest reseller.
>
> Recent purchasers of OpenLinux 1.3 may qualify for a FREE upgrade.
>
> There have already been some early rave reviews:
>
> "Caldera OpenLinux turns Windows into road kill sooner than you expected
> (InfoWorld)"
> http://www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/displayNew.pl?/petrel/990419np.htm
>
> "LinuxWorld reviews Caldera OpenLinux 2.2"
> A Caldera is a large crater usually left by collapsed volcano.  It is
> also the name of the company that produced OpenLinux 2.2 - perhaps the
> first desktop Linux powerful enough to collapse the furious volcano
> called Windows 9x, leaving a Caldera in its stead! Find out why at:
> http://www.linuxworld.com/linuxworld/lw-1999-04/lw-04-penguin3.html?04-17
>
> For more information please refer to our web site
> http://www.CustomTech.com.au
>
> Regards
> --
> Gordon Hubbard <gordon@CustomTech.com.au>
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> Custom Technology Australia Pty Ltd | 35 Old Northern Rd
> Tel: +61-2-9686-4055                | PO Box 991
> Fax: +61-2-9686-4377                | Baulkham Hills, NSW, 1755
> Information: info@CustomTech.com.au | Australia.
> WWW: http://www.CustomTech.com.au   |
> Development:                        | Product distribution:
> Software and hardware               | Caldera OpenLinux & DRDOS, BeOS
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------

Wow!!! $ 34 more than Linux Systems Labs.
I was silly enough to buy it from them for $A 64.95, I think that
considering how hard it is to connect to the internet using Col 2.2 and how
nearly impossible it is to get a printer to work on it - even $A 20 would be
too much. $A 99 it's the pits.
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From: Jacinto Hernandez <jacinto@hotkey.net.au>
Subject: Re: [COMMERCIAL] Caldera OpenLinux 2.2 available now!
Date: 1999/05/15
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