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HP ProBook 5330m

HP ProBook 5330m

HP's ProBook 5330m is nicely made, with a responsive keyboard, integrated mobile broadband and generally good performance. We'd have liked it even more with an optical drive, USB 3.0 and better battery life. Read more

27 October, 2011 by Sandra Vogel
Gateway DT70

Gateway DT70

...but you can get Home Premium, XP Professional (SP3), Linux (Linpus) or FreeDOS. There are two externally accessible 5.25in. bays at the front of... Read more

22 July, 2010 by Charles McLellan
JPC x86 (DOS) 1.4

JPC x86 (DOS) 1.4

...of an x86 PC hardware in software.Bundled in this release is FreeDOS (Like MS-DOS) and a selection of shareware games on a virtual... Read more

24 November, 2011

FreeDOS finally hits 1.0 milestone

The FreeDOS project, an attempt to create an open source alternative to Microsoft's... Read more

6 September, 2006 by Graeme Wearden

Gateway launches business desktops

...with Windows 7, Windows XP Professional SP3, Linpus Linux X Window or FreeDOS. The DT30 has a lower specification, running on the Intel G43 Express... Read more

20 April, 2010

HP Mini 5102

...Home Premium, Windows 7 Starter, Windows XP Home, SUSE Linux Enterprise 11, FreeDOS. Hard drive choices range from 160GB to 320GB. Wireless options include Wi... Read more

14 April, 2010
OpenOSX WinTel 3.0

OpenOSX WinTel 3.0

...images of open source x86-based operating systems including: Ubuntu Linux, FreeBSD, FreeDOS and more. WinTel product is a stand-alone application featuring a drag... Read more

12 June, 2009
HP Compaq 2710p

HP Compaq 2710p

The HP Compaq 2710p stands out by virtue of its stylish design. It's not the lightest ultraportable, though, and many mobile professionals will want to specify the 3G option. The lack of an optical drive and a touchpad may also bother some potential buyers. Read more

11 December, 2007 by Sandra Vogel
Top five PC manufacturers fail naked PC test

Top five PC manufacturers fail naked PC test

HP's elusive FreeDOS version An HP spokeswoman told us: "HP offer desktops with no operating... Read more

16 March, 2007 by Richard Thurston

Linux lovers hit hard times as home users

...E510n comes with a blank hard drive and a copy of the FreeDOS operating system that can be installed by customers. The E510n PC retailed... Read more

3 November, 2005 by Michael Singer

Dell adds a Linux Dimension

...PC comes with a blank hard drive and a copy of the FreeDOS operating system, which can be installed by customers. The computer is part... Read more

5 October, 2005 by Michael Singer

Windows piracy must not harm Linux

...Are vendors who sell computers with a very lightweight option such as FreeDOS really any different from those who sell those with none at all... Read more

30 September, 2004 by Leader

Dell unhooks Windows from desktops

...n-Series, Dell will include a copy of a free operating system -- FreeDOS -- inside the cardboard box. However, the OS will not be pre-installed... Read more

14 August, 2002 by John G.Spooner
Aefdisk 2.2

Aefdisk 2.2

...NTFS label detection on logical drives. Fixed environment variable handling bug under FreeDOS and 4DOS. /delete works on logical drives. Also shows hexadecimal partition IDs... Read more

11 June, 2005

Dell unhooks Windows from desktops

...OS shipments. Dell will include a copy of a free operating system - FreeDOS - with its n-Series machines. However, the OS will not be pre... Read more

14 August, 2002 by CNET Networks

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Jack Schofield

@apexwm Have you considered either (a) reading the story above or (b) reading the PDF? There are answers in both.

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@Burn-IT ...which doesn't mean it isn't true ;-) I'll be interested if you can find any properly-researched, independent data from any of the...

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I think that we have been here before, shipments are not equal to sales. Correct?

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@191706> *their* own Mac Thank you for picking up the errant spelling :) @apexwm > Mac OS X for Intel machines is supposed to run in VirtualBox...

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