Wal-Mart Sells $199 Linux Computer

October 31, 2007 By PETER SVENSSON, AP Technology Writer

(AP) -- Linux, the free operating system that's a perpetual underdog in the desktop market, will get another chance this holiday season at Wal-Mart Stores Inc.

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saucerfreak2012 - Nov 05, 2007
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I checked wal-Mart for product specs...:

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