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Re: USENIX Association Upcoming Events (fwd)



Peter L. Peres wrote:

> > > Right, and some of the most numerous Linux installation problems relate to
> > > the great cutom-made hardware Compaq puts into its laptops, according to
> > > message subjects from linux.help, last year. Expect more.

> > Well all big OEMs do that, it's not only Compaq ;-)
> 
> Yes, but most OEMs who design for an existing market do not reinvent the
> wheel, at least not at register level. Those who don't, Linux can work
> with. Not the others. I am amazed that Linux works so well on Thinkpads.
> Those machines have A LOT of OEM chips in them. Others have much more
> problems.
> 

Since I work for large OEMs I know that most of them do that kind of
stuff, especially for machines made for the home consumers and SOHO
market. I have had the misfortune of seeing OEMs use interfaces and
hardware that were complete proprietary and did not resemble anything at
all (when you looked under the hood of course). The best example - NEC
Japan PC98. It isn't even an AT computer - it requited a special version
of windows to run... just a brand whole new design for a PC (not bad
btw).

> > "New machines, network links, and resources should be automatically
> > assimilated.. "
> > Operating System Directions for the Next Millennium, Microsoft Research
> > whitepaper
>                                       ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> Why don't these guys hire a decent PR consultant ? This phrase evokes the
> (ex) Roman Empire and the (ex) Third Reich. ;) Good sig anyway.

I thought the Borg are a better match... and i HATE PR consultants ;-)
Thanks anyway .

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"New machines, network links, and resources should be automatically
assimilated. "
Operating System Directions for the Next Millennium, Microsoft Research
whitepaper
http://www.research.microsoft.com/research/os/Millennium/mgoals.html