FreeDOS/Ubuntu on HP laptops?

[Carroll Grigsby]

roach wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> Anybody manage to get their hands on one of these yet? I've tried - but can't.
> 
> You're suppost to be able to order one of the listed laptops, with FreeDOS 
> pre-installed and a custom version of Ubuntu on CD.
> 
> Nothing on HP's site, HP Customer Services knows nothing and they don't 
> respond to my emailed queries.
> 
> http://www.heise.de/english/newsticker/news/58780
> 
> http://www.ubuntu.com/support/custom/hplaptops/view?searchterm=laptop
> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/HardwareSupportMachinesLaptopsHewlettPackard
> 


For grins and giggles, here's what happened when the guys at The 
Register tried to buy one:
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/10/07/dell_linux_tough/
-- cmg