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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]
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]
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]
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]
Atkins Diet Carb Counter PPC with FREE Desktop PC
Downloads NEW in Version 2.0 (released in December, 2005): Get the PC Version of the Atkins Carb Counter for free when you purchase the handheld version! The Atkins Carb Counter is a fun and easy-to-use program for your Pocket PC and Windows Mobile handheld...
[May 9, 2005, 8:00]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
Amazon to release free Kindle PC app
Blog Amazon is making its Kindle electronic book service more accessible by launching a new free app for Windows PCs. The new app will let users download and read ebooks on their computer, and, like the iPhone app, it will sync with Kindle readers.
[October 26, 2009, 14:29]
Free PC Bible
Downloads This is a digital version of the King James Bible in Compressed HTML (CHM) format, which can be viewed just like any help file. No software is needed - you view it using the HTML Help engine that's included in Windows.
[August 8, 2008, 11:13]
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]
PC Bug Doctor
Downloads Download our Free PC diagnostic tool and Scan your PC for errors today. PC Bug Doctor has become such a huge hit that hundreds of thousands of people are now primarily using it to keep their PC's running error free.
[March 12, 2005, 1:26]
Tiny free offer nosedives
News The announcement that UK computer firm Tiny will cancel its "free" PC offer due to a lack of interest has met an incredulous response from competitors who claim that they've been inundated with demand for similar deals.
[August 20, 1999, 14:34]
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]
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]
Comdex '99: Spotlight on PC 'appliances'
News While AMD works at launching its legacy free PCs, Microsoft chairman Bill Gates is expected to discuss the coming "PC Plus" era. As part of a project code-named Edge of Network, or EON, IBM is investigating legacy-free PC and appliance device...
[November 15, 1999, 9:26]
