From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from neptune.aoml.noaa.gov ([192.111.123.158]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.32 #1 (Debian)) id 168Xvt-0007Gf-00 for ; Mon, 26 Nov 2001 21:25:13 -0500 Received: from localhost (tmoore@localhost) by neptune.aoml.noaa.gov (8.11.6/8.11.2) with ESMTP id fAR2VkC28837 for ; Mon, 26 Nov 2001 21:31:46 -0500 Date: Mon, 26 Nov 2001 21:31:46 -0500 (EST) From: Tommy Moore X-X-Sender: To: Subject: Re: Lindows preview. In-Reply-To: <5.1.0.14.2.20011126204405.00b94370@mail.buckeye-express.com> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-MIME-Autoconverted: from 8bit to quoted-printable by neptune.aoml.noaa.gov id fAR2VkC28837 Sender: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca Errors-To: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.6 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: Also lately have heard of another x86 emulator like vmware called plex86=20 which some may wish to check out. Don't know if it requires x though to operate. Tommy On Mon, 26 Nov 2001, Guy Schlosser wrote: > I wonder how well this is gonna work with accessibility software. Whet= her=20 > it be a release of Jaws for Windows, Window-eyes or perhaps Speakup. I= f it=20 > works well with speech, this could be pretty darn cool. I'm running Li= nux=20 > right now, but it would be nice to not have to reboot to switch between= the=20 > OS's (Linux and Windows XP.) Keep the posts on Lindows comming. :) >=20 >=20 > Guy >=20 > At 11:34 PM 11/25/2001 -0500, you wrote: > >Hi, I think everyone may be interested in this new os which will help = out > >programmers and businesses alike. > >See below. > > > > > >MICHAEL ROBERTSON, CEO OF LINDOWS.COM, TO OFFER A PC OPERATING SYSTEM = TO RUN > >BOTH LINUX=AE AND WINDOWS=AE SOFTWARE > > > >LindowsOST Preview Release In 4th Quarter To Give Consumers New Choice > > > >SAN DIEGO -- October 23, 2001-- > >Lindows.com, > >a company committed to bringing choice to computers, is gearing up to > >deliver LindowsOS Preview Release, a modern and affordable operating s= ystem > >for Pentium > >based computers. Because of its unique ability to run Linux=AE softwar= e titles > >as well as many popular Windows=AE (Nasdaq "MSFT") software titles, co= mputer > >owners and organizations of all sizes will soon have an option for the= ir new > >computers. LindowsOS is also ideal for computer users seeking to upgra= de to > >a stable, full featured, operating system. > > > >For under $100, users can purchase a copy of LindowsOS to run their PC= . The > >simplified interface makes installation a straightforward, four-step p= rocess > >suitable for the novice or the MIS manager supervising a number of > >computers. LindowsOS also allows users the convenience of running Lind= owsOS > >on one or > >more systems, for personal use, without the hassle of serial code > >registrations. Users will receive the full version upon purchase, with= out > >having to call-in > >their registration numbers. > > > >Once installed, LindowsOS offers a full-powered graphical desktop expe= rience > >familiar to any computer user, but with advanced underlying architectu= re to > >ensure greater reliability. > > > >PCs running LindowsOS have the unique ability to run Linux=AE and Wind= ows=AE > >software. No additional software is required for owners of LindowsOS t= o run > >popular > >Windows=AE or Linux=AE programs. > > > >To install Windows=AE software, users insert CDs or download the softw= are and > >run the accompanying installer program with no modifications required.= Once > >installed, a simple click on a desktop icon or selection from a menu > >launches the program in the customary fashion. All menus, dialog boxes= and > >features > >operate in an expected manner and at a comparable speed. For the first= time, > >those contemplating an operating system change will be able to keep th= eir > >investment in their existing software, thereby overcoming the largest > >impediment to deploying a new operating system. Because LindowsOS is b= uilt > >around > >a Linux=AE core, it runs Linux=AE software natively, giving consumers = the best > >of both worlds. > > > >"Our goal at Lindows.com is to give the consumer a choice when it come= s to > >their computer," said Robertson. "For too long there's been little > >competition > >in the operating system arena and consumers have paid the price with b= uggy > >and expensive software. LindowsOS, with its ability to run many popula= r > >Windows=AE > >software programs and Linux=AE programs, gives computer owners a migra= tion > >path to a new operating system which promises to be full featured and > >consumer > >friendly." > > > >LindowsOS is designed to operate seamlessly in a diverse computing > >environment. By interoperating with existing printers, file servers, m= ail > >servers and > >other Internet resources, LindowsOS machines will fill the need for co= st > >effective and stable computers, even in established organizations. > > > >Lindows.com > >is distributing a Preview Release of our upcoming LindowsOS to alert > >computer users that a new choice is on the horizon and to accelerate > >valuable feedback > >from the computing community to help us build a better product. > > > >"LindowsOS is a huge effort and consumer input will play a critical ro= le in > >our direction and success," said Robertson. "Our hope is that interest= ed > >parties > >will evaluate our Preview Release, send me and the rest of the company= their > >specific feedback, and consider our upcoming releases in their own > >technology > >plans. With the Preview Release, the user will have access to users fe= edback > >forums, databases and other customer feedback vehicles." > > > >LindowsOS Preview Release will be available for purchase or digital do= wnload > >from the > >Lindows.com > >web site. It will run on computer systems with a Pentium Processor or = AMD > >Processor, 64 MB RAM and 1GB of disk space. Inquiries concerning OEM o= r site > >licenses > >should be sent to > >licenses@lindows.com. > >Michael Robertson can be reached at > >MichaelR@lindows.com. > > > >To respond to this press release or send feedback to > >Lindows.com, > >contact > >feedback@lindows.com. > >To receive Lindows.com press releases via email, or to unsubscribe fro= m this > >service, contact > >pr@lindows.com. > > > >About Lindows.com, Inc. > > > >Lindows.com is a consumer company that brings choice to computer users. > >Lindows.com, Inc. uses the latest technology to create affordable, > >intuitive, user-friendly > >products. Lindows.com, Inc. was started by Michael Robertson, founder = and > >former CEO of MP3.com. At the core of Lindows.com is a new operating s= ystem > >called > >LindowsOST, a modern, affordable, easy-to-use operating system with th= e > >ability to run both Windows=AE and Linux=AE software. > > > >About Michael Robertson > > > >On the frontlines of music aggregation and distribution, Robertson fou= nded > >MP3.com, Inc., the Internet's premier Music Service Provider (MSP) in = March > >1998. > >MP3.com revolutionized both the way new artists distribute their music= as > >well as the way music lovers acquire and enjoy music. Robertson and th= e rest > >of the MP3.com team built a unique and robust technology infrastructur= e that > >facilitated the storage, management, promotion and delivery of digital > >music. > >MP3.com hosts the largest collection of digital music available on the > >Internet with more than 1 million songs and audio files posted from ov= er a > >hundred > >thousand digital artists and record labels with millions of music fans. > >Robertson stepped down as CEO of MP3.com to start Lindows.com. Roberts= on > >continues > >to serve in an advisory capacity to Vivendi Universal. MP3.com, Inc. i= s a > >wholly owned subsidiary of Vivendi Universal, S. A. > >Still have questions? Read the Lindows.com > >Frequently Asked Questions. > > > > > > > >_______________________________________________ > >Speakup mailing list > >Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > >http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >=20 >=20 >=20 > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >=20