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newbie2
June 27th, 2007, 06:18 PM
http://lxer.com/module/newswire/view/88915/index.html
8-)
DalekClock
June 27th, 2007, 06:54 PM
Interesting, especially for a company not known for making PCs.
Polygon
June 27th, 2007, 06:56 PM
hmm. I hope at least due to their linux powered pc's, they release some decent drivers for their epson printers!
markofealing
June 27th, 2007, 07:22 PM
Interesting, especially for a company not known for making PCs.

For those of us who have been using PCs for a few years, like most IT manufacturers at the time, Epson did do a range of PCs (8086 and 286) in the mid to late 80's in the UK.
vexorian
June 27th, 2007, 07:31 PM
hmm. I hope at least due to their linux powered pc's, they release some decent drivers for their epson printers!
indeed.

I for one welcome our... err applaud the fact more and more vendors are trying to sell Linux PCs.

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Epson sounds lucky in this decision btw, think about it, they don't sell other PCs thus they have got no obscure deals with MS like *cough* other vendors, and they are printer vendors thus able to give their Linux version some driver advantage...
@trophy
June 28th, 2007, 03:12 PM
Epson used to make computers here in the states as well. Mid 90's I believe. They were never very big.

But back to the topic at hand... why in the name of all that is holy did they choose TurboLinux? I thought it was dead like 10 years ago!