Brian said: > This is OT, but from the sound of it you purchased a system that came with > Win95, and you wanted a blank hard drive to install linux on. If you're not > using Win95, have you considered sending in the "unused portion of the > product" for a refund? > > I'm just curious to hear if anyone else has actually done this. I'm > considering buying a cheap E-machine for $400, sending my Win95 > media/license back for a refund (should be $200, but I've heard stories to > the contrary) and basically buying a $200 Celeron system for parts. Does > anyone else have any input on this? It was done en masse last year (do a search on "Windows Refund Day"). Basically, the PC makers said everyone should talk to MS and MS said to talk to the PC makers and nobody got any money back. -- "Two words: Windows survives." - Craig Mundie, Microsoft senior strategist "So does syphillis. Good thing we have penicillin." - Matthew Alton Geek Code 3.1: GCS d- s+: a- C++ UL++$ P+>+++ L+++>++++ E- W--(++) N+ o+ !K w---$ O M- V? PS+ PE Y+ PGP t 5++ X+ R++ tv b+ DI++++ D G e* h+ r++ y+ --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: tclug-list-unsubscribe at mn-linux.org For additional commands, e-mail: tclug-list-help at mn-linux.org