[wplug] linux-friendly computer stores

[joe gordon]

Hello Brady,
    i don't know of any spcecific stores in the city that are linux 
friendly stores in the city.  i can tell you what i did.  Purchased a 
bare bones model from mwave.com added harddrive, cdrom, cdrom/burner, 
and video card and added RH 9.  Sounds like a little work but it was 
immensly satisfing for me.  Let me know if you need help.  i am not one 
of the experts on this list but i would love to build another little 
penguin.

    You might also try A2Z computing.  i heard at one time that they 
will go this route but i do not know for sure.  

bigjoe
jgordon at telerama.com

Brady Hunsaker wrote:

>Hi,
>
>I'll be moving to Pittsburgh in August, taking a job at Pitt.
>Hopefully I'll make it to some wplug user meetings once I'm there.
>
>In the meantime, I'm hoping for some advice.  Can people recommend
>Linux-friendly computer stores where I can buy a custom computer?
>Specifically, I'll want a desktop for work that will run GNU/Linux
>only, so I don't want to pay for an operating system, for example (I
>plan to install the OS myself).  What's most important is a place with
>reasonable service that will be around in case there are any hardware
>problems.  Preferably in or near Pittsburgh.  Also, I'll use this
>computer for computational jobs, so I'll want more processing power
>than the average home user.
>
>I need to take care of this before I arrive so I can have my
>department order it in advance.  The people in my department all run
>Windows and tend to order from Gateway and Dell, which I would prefer
>to avoid.
>
>Where have you had good experiences?  Or bad experiences?  Again, I'm
>looking for recommendations for stores, not for specific hardware
>recommendations.  
>
>Thanks,
>Brady
>
>p.s. I'm on the list, so you don't need to reply to me personally
>unless you're not posting to the list.
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>Brady Hunsaker
>Georgia Institute of Technology
>Program in Algorithms, Combinatorics, and Optimization
>School of Industrial and Systems Engineering
>
>E-mail address:   hunsaker at isye.gatech.edu
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