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Ben Goodger wrote: > On 05/07/06, *Rob Beard* <rob@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > <mailto:rob@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>> wrote: > > Ahh, if that Met office computer is in Exeter it won't be far from > where > I work. > > > No idea. Presumably it's somewhere near the Met Office. Well I work (or am based) at the Exeter Business Park just behind the Met office. > > From what I've seen of the news on the 9 o'clock news > > > it's 10 o'clock... > Ahh shows how much I watch the news. :-) > > , they look like > they have Dell Lattitude notebooks. > > > Yes, they do. > > I have one for work, unfortunately > it's got WIndows XP installed. > > > They're allergic to anything non-Microsoft. > LOL, it will run Ubuntu and detect the wireless although I haven't had the patience to get the wireless setup when I was running it from a Live CD. > > Luckily we do have SOME open source > stuff where I work. Our fax server is Debian based for instance. > > I do wish the media would recognise the alternatives. Okay its > easy for > them to say 'buy a Mac' but not everyone can afford a new shiney Mac, > even the Mac Mini is pricey. > > > I'd question that... The Mac Mini is a great little machine for £400. Yeah for £400, I can build a PC for less than that. I would admit though, I'd like a Mac Mini (Intel version) plugged into the telly. Rob -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html