[vox] Free Linux Computer

John Marcotte vox@lists.lugod.org
Tue, 9 Mar 2004 19:23:08 -0800


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That's right, I am giving away - absolutely free a Dell computer (built
in the early '90s.) 

Its a Dell Optiplex GS+ 5200. Here are the specs: 

	
*	Blazing fast Pentium 1 architecture running at 200MHz 
*	32MB of RAM 
*	2 full Gigabytes of hard drive storage 
*	2MB Video Card 
*	A 15" Dell Triniton Monitor 
*	101-Key Keyboard 
*	Mouse

The system works. I will include a copy of Redhat Linux 5.1 for you to
install on it. 

All that you need to do to win this crown jewel is to vote for Badmouth
in the Dotties People's Choice
<http://www.thedotties.com/votes/register-form.cfm> Award. When you
enter your e-mail address, the site sends you a confirmation e-mail.
Forward that e-mail to me at this address john@badmouth.net. 

I'll take it on faith that you went ahead and voted for Badmouth. 

To prove my ideological purity, I will note that Badmouth is regularly
updated via my laptop, which is runing Redhat 9 using the Gimp and
Bluefish. I also pissed Microsoft off so much a few years back, that
they sent two goons from Redmond down to try and get me fired. 

This is a verifiable story. Kendrick will back me up on this.

Rules: Badmouth will ship the computer to my porch in Sacramento. If you
want the computer shipped farther than my porch, you'll have to arrange
to pick it up. I mean it. No shipping to Texas or Belgrade. My porch.
That's it. 

You can enter as many times as you like, but remember, only one entry
per e-mail address, both for this contest and the Dotties voting. 

Please forward this to as many people as you can think of. I'd like to
make a decent showing in the People's Choice Award this year, and my
wife would like for me to get this computer out of the house. 

John Marcotte

Biznerds Consulting Group
john@biznerds.com
 
http://www.biznerds.com/
 

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class=3D432281103-10032004>T</SPAN>hat's right, I am giving away - =
absolutely free=20
a Dell computer <I><FONT size=3D-2>(built in the early '90s.)</FONT></I> =
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<P><FONT face=3D"Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Its a Dell Optiplex GS+ =
5200. Here=20
are the specs: </FONT></P>
<UL><FONT face=3D"Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">
  <LI>Blazing fast Pentium 1 architecture running at 200MHz </LI>
  <LI>32MB of RAM </LI>
  <LI>2 full Gigabytes of hard drive storage </LI>
  <LI>2MB Video Card </LI>
  <LI>A 15" Dell Triniton Monitor </LI>
  <LI>101-Key Keyboard </LI>
  <LI>Mouse</LI></FONT></UL><FONT face=3D"Arial, Helvetica, =
sans-serif">The system=20
works. I will include a copy of Redhat Linux 5.1 for you to install on =
it.=20
</FONT>
<P><FONT face=3D"Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">All that you need to do =
to win this=20
crown jewel is to vote for Badmouth in the Dotties <A=20
href=3D"http://www.thedotties.com/votes/register-form.cfm">People's =
Choice=20
Award.</A> When you enter your e-mail address, the site sends you a =
confirmation=20
e-mail. Forward that e-mail to me at this address <A=20
href=3D"mailto:john@badmouth.net">john@badmouth.net</A>. </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=3DArial>I'll take it on faith that you went ahead and =
voted for=20
Badmouth.&nbsp;</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=3DArial><SPAN class=3D432281103-10032004>To prove my =
ideological=20
purity, I will note that Badmouth is regularly updated via my laptop, =
which is=20
runing Redhat 9 using the Gimp and Bluefish. I also pissed Microsoft off =
so much=20
a few years back, that they sent two goons from Redmond down to try and =
get me=20
fired. </SPAN></FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=3DArial><SPAN class=3D432281103-10032004>This is a =
verifiable story.=20
Kendrick will back me up on this.</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=3DArial><B>Rules:</B> Badmouth will ship the computer to =
my=20
porch<SPAN class=3D432281103-10032004> in Sacramento</SPAN>. If you want =
the=20
computer shipped farther than my porch, you'll have to arrange to pick =
it up. I=20
mean it. No shipping to Texas or Belgrade. My porch. That's it. =
</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=3D"Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">You can enter as many =
times as you=20
like, but remember, only one entry per e-mail address, both for this =
contest and=20
the Dotties voting. </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=3D"Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Please forward this to as =
many=20
people as you can think of. I'd like to make a decent showing in the =
People's=20
Choice Award this year, and my wife would like for me to get this =
computer out=20
of the house. </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>John Marcotte</FONT></P></DIV>
<DIV align=3Dleft><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Biznerds Consulting =
Group</FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=3Dleft><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><A=20
href=3D"mailto:john@biznerds.com">john@biznerds.com</A></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV align=3Dleft><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><A=20
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