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Free-PC.com Sets Off 'sales' Frenzy
News Officials at the Idealab startup Free-PC.com say they're baffled by the overwhelming response to their advertising-supported free hardware offer and want to expand the program. It's just been unbelievable," said a Free-PC.com spokeswoman, saying no...
[February 11, 1999, 10:31]
Yet Another (virtually) Free PC Offer
News This week the company launched its "PC Passport" deal promising its customers the first ever free PC. The Logitext website proclaims: "We will not be the last, but we are certainly the first in the UK to supply a FREE PC.
[July 29, 1999, 11:18]
Online Direct Blasts Tiny For Its "free" PC Offer
News UK ISP, Online-Direct -- which offers discounted PCs and cut-price Internet access -- has blasted PC retailer Tiny for claiming it is the first to offer "free" PCs with its own-brand Tiny Online Internet service.
[July 21, 1999, 12:37]
Apex Free Pocket PC Video Converter
Downloads Apex Free Pocket PC Video Converter is designed to meet all your needs of convert any popular video to Pocket PC. Extremely fast conversion speed and friendly user interface let you convert video files between many formats with ease.
[April 28, 2008, 22:16]
Fancy A 'free' PC With Your Bank Account?
News Free PCs with your bank account will be the next get-on-the-Net marketing ploy according to Fujitsu, which has just announced yet another free-ish PC deal with British Telecom. Fujitsu and BT announced Tuesday a rent-a-PC Internet package that will...
[September 14, 1999, 14:54]
Convert Your USB Flash/Hard Into Pocket PC - Free Download.
Forum I think this is really cool technology that transforms your iPod or USB Hard Drive or Flash drive into a portable and private PC. It’s FREE for 30 days.http://www.download.com/Mojopac/3000-2094_4-10618350.html?
[January 12, 2007, 6:53]
Compaq Offers Direct Sales, Free Install PC
News In addition to the pre-sales advice and post-sales support provided by Compaq, a high proportion of these customers also want a personalised delivery and installation service which takes the hassle out of buying a PC.
[July 22, 1997, 16:07]
IBM To Sell Net PC With Free Slots
News Instead, Lunch said IBM will in October release a sealed case version of its PC 300GL desktop PC without a floppy drive but with free slots so that IT managers can upgrade cards. Although IBM this summer showed a Net PC prototype to press and even...
[September 24, 1997, 11:53]
PC Sales Jump Thanks To 'Free PC' Trend
News In fact, the so-called "free" PC is shaping up to be the major driver for the PC market, as leasing options and massive rebates become commonplace. PC makers) will be adding a lot of interest to a month that is relatively uninteresting," said...
[July 23, 1999, 8:19]
Chipmaker Wants To Revive The Free PC
News ZF Linux Devices is attempting to resurrect the free PC movement by cutting costs like never before. Despite the innate appeal of the word free, the free PC approach has been tried numerous times and failed miserably.
[February 14, 2001, 8:47]
A Free 'Go To My PC'
Talkback 'Logmein' does the same as 'Go to my PC', and for basic remote control is free!
[July 19, 2007, 17:18]
Protect Your PC From Viruses, Spyware And Other Problems. Free Trial!
White Papers Protect Your PC From Viruses, Spyware And Other Problems. Free Trial!
[May 2, 2006, 0:00]
Convert Your USB Flash/Hard Into Pocket PC - Free Download.
Forum Will give it a try
[January 15, 2007, 8:13]
Time Joins Not So Free PC Bandwagon
News Two years subscription to Netline Plus, at £9 per month, will get you a Time PC with 300 M-II IBM processor, 32Mb RAM, 2.1Gb hard disk drive, CD-ROM and Windows operating system, estimated to be worth £499.
[July 20, 1999, 10:04]
Free PCs For UK
News In the US, Free-PC gave away 10,000 Compaq computers to users after an estimated one million people applied. According to reports, Free-PC owner Idealab will enter the UK later this year, but only after it has "completely cracked" the US market.
[February 19, 1999, 13:39]
Express Talk
Downloads Call PC to PC for free, all you need is Express Talk installed on each machine, a webcam plus a microphone and speakers. This easy to use softphone lets you see and speak to family and friends all over the world for free.
[April 15, 2008, 10:46]
'Vista' PC: Compaq's Brave New World
News The Houston, Texas, PC maker, which is rolling out the new desktop in the hope of curbing a slowdown in corporate PC sales, will offer new services, including Internet access, with the legacy-free computers.
[November 3, 1999, 15:59]
Compaq Hopes To Do An IMac
News Compaq plans to deliver a new-look, "legacy free" PC designed to take on the likes of Apple's iMac and Dell's WebPC. Analysts, such as International Data Corporation's Roger Kay, say that Apple has shown the legacy-free PC approach to be a good one.
[December 16, 1999, 8:44]
Simpler, Cheaper: Meet The New PC
News Compaq is starting to ship its "legacy-free" iPaq PC this week in a bold move to try to sell businesses on a simplified $499 (£309) computer. For consumers, the company offers WebPC, an Internet-oriented, legacy-free PC starting at $999.
[January 26, 2000, 8:27]
Veitch Speaks: It's A Free World
News The fuss over Free-PC.com, the site that is giving away PCs with Internet access, proves that nothing in marketing succeeds better than the perception of a bargain. Whatever the vagaries, the fact is that personal computers are cheaper than ever...
[February 27, 1999, 6:23]
