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• From the Trenches - On the cheap: Linux (http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue2/knight/)
• The Greatest OS That (N)ever Was (http://wwww.wired.com/wired/5.08/linux.html)

Linus Torvalds and thousands of disparate hackers created Linux, perhaps the only alternative to Windows NT. It may be the greatest software story never completed.
• Linux OS Tired of NT? Put on your Red Hat (http://www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/displayTC.pl?/reviews/971124redhat.htm)

          Red Hat Linux is a complete Internet or intranet in a box for a price you can hardly turn down. If you don't mind using alternate support channels, this package has everything you need.
• An OS for the people, (http://www.lantimes.com/lantimes/97/97oct/710b061a.html) an article in Lantimes Online mentions Linux and other Unices.

Although it is difficult to track the popularity of OSes that are distributed freely or cheaply, there is anecdotal evidence that the no-frills versions of Unix known as Linux and Berkeley System Design (BSD), once used mainly in academia and research labs, have found their way into corporate computing.

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• Corel readies NCs, (http://www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/displayStory.pl?970925.wcorel.htm) a recent article in InfoWorld, mentions that Corel is using Linux as the OS for it's new network computers.

             Corel Computer, the network computer subsidiary of Corel, is looking to make communications even easier by bundling cameras and video software with its NCs.

The NCs feature the StrongARM chip, run at 233 MHz, have 32MB of RAM, and have SoundBlaster support and Ethernet ports. The NC uses Linux as its OS.

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• A Quick Update with Linus Torvalds (http://www.inxutil.com/inx_ezine/1197/inx_linus_intv.html)

The following is an email interview with Linus Torvalds, creator of the Linux operating system. He's extremely busy, and we thank him for taking a few moments to get a quick status report on what he's been up to and the state of Linux development.

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• Linux may give reasons to remove Win95, NT from your desktop system (http://www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/displayArchives.pl?dt_iwe28-96_81.htm)

From what I've read so far, Linux fans can largely be divided into two categories. There are hackers who resent the commercialization of Linux, because it may slow or otherwise disrupt the development of the operating system. And there are business users who recognize the value of Linux and are eager for it to gain mainstream acceptance.

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