[SATLUG] RE: SATLUG Digest, Vol 38, Issue 38

[Tod Bruning]

FYI... from Chris Pirillo's Lockergnome newsletter:

12 March 2007

In an open letter released today, the OpenOffice.org community invited
Michael Dell to work with it to pre-install OpenOffice.org 2 office software
on Dell computers. Dell's own IdeaStorm Web site has recorded an
overwhelming customer demand for this feature, currently showing over 70,000
requests for OpenOffice.org 2.

Text of the letter:

    Michael S.Dell, Chairman and CEO
    Dell Computer Corporation
    One Dell Way
    Round Rock, Texas 78682

    Dear Michael

    Dell Computer Corporation has become one of Fortune's "America's Most
Admired Companies" by providing great value, high quality computers and
peripherals, but most of all, by listening to your customers. Your recent
"IdeaStorm" initiative is the latest example of this. Here at
OpenOffice.org, we were delighted to see that the second most requested
feature by Dell customers was to have our office software pre-installed on
Dell systems. This request attracted more than 25,000 votes in two days.

    We believe that OpenOffice.org 2 software perfectly matches Dell's
values. OpenOffice.org 2 is high quality office software, the result of over
twenty years' continuous software engineering. It runs under all common
operating systems. It offers everything users expect from office software,
plus some bonus features that may pleasantly surprise them. It's easy for
customers to use, with a familiar look and feel, and can read and write a
wide range of file formats, including Microsoft's. On top of all this, being
licensed under Open Source terms, it represents outstanding value for money
for you and your customers.

    Let's have a conversation about how we could build an "OpenOffice.org
supplied by Dell" product to give your customers what they are asking for.
We'd also be happy to accept any financial contribution that Dell might
offer to help ensure that OpenOffice.org continues to evolve in the future.

    Sincerely

    John McCreesh
    Marketing Project Lead
    OpenOffice.org

Now we'll see what Mr. Dell is made of. Dell already installs all sorts of
unnecessary garbage on its boxes. Think it'll actually add something useful?
In defiance of M$? Stay tuned.

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Today's Topics:

   1. Re: OT:Hardware Question (Christian Osso)
   2. Re: OT:Hardware Question (Dennis Myhand)


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Message: 1
Date: Tue, 13 Mar 2007 09:34:39 -0700 (PDT)
From: Christian Osso <viennetto at yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [SATLUG] OT:Hardware Question
To: The San Antonio Linux User's Group Mailing List
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Dennis Myhand <dmyhand at suddenlink.net> wrote: Eli Cantu wrote:
> your motherboard has a manufacturer, and a model name/number with this 
> information, it's a trivial task to accurately look up the cpu socket 
> type & memory type, and find a suitable replacement via newegg (which 
> lets you search by "socket type")
>
> with the info you have given, it's pretty much just guessing games.
>
> e
>
Okay, maybe I did not phrase the question clearly enough.  I do 
understand that if I have a socket 478 chip, I will need a socket 478 
mobo to use it.  What I am asking is will a Socket 478 Northwood 
processor work on a board which only lists Prescott and Celeron D 478 
chips on its specifications?  Is a P4 socket 478 a P4 socket 478 no 
matter the name?  Or are there differences in the processors (Or 
Motherboards) which keep them from being compatible?  That information 
is not on NewEgg.  I know, since what was on NewEgg is what led to this 
question.




Maybe this will help

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Socket_478

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Food fight? Enjoy some healthy debate
in the Yahoo! Answers Food & Drink Q&A.

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Message: 2
Date: Tue, 13 Mar 2007 11:41:09 -0500
From: Dennis Myhand <dmyhand at suddenlink.net>
Subject: Re: [SATLUG] OT:Hardware Question
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Christian Osso wrote:
> Maybe this will help
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Socket_478
>  
> ---------------------------------
> Food fight? Enjoy some healthy debate
> in the Yahoo! Answers Food & Drink Q&A.
>   

Thanks.  That is more what I was after.  It looks like the boards will 
work no matter the name of the chip so long as the socket is right.


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