I know of no linux-centric shops here locally, but here's what i do know:<div><br></div><div>nearest linux-centric computer shop that i KNOW of, is in Chattanooga: <a href="http://www.radiatedcomputers.com/">http://www.radiatedcomputers.com/</a></div>
<div><br></div><div>also:</div><div><br></div><div>There is a man on the Birmingham Linux User Group named Mr. Panzer (are you on this list Panzer?) who has, in the past, made reference to owning a computer shop in Birmingham (I may have interpreted that wrong, it may be repair and not sales). I don't know the name of the place, but here's Panzer's email address: <a href="mailto:panzermkz@hotmail.com">panzermkz@hotmail.com</a></div>
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</span></font></span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#38761D" face="arial, sans-serif"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000" face="arial"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px;">That being said, if this computer is just going to be used for email/web/docs you might want to take a look at some of the nettop boxes (like the Asus eeebox, and the MSI Wind nettop - or even the MSI WindTop with the snazzy touchscreen) they have at $corporate_computer_store. </span></font></span></font></div>
<div><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#38761D" face="arial, sans-serif"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000" face="arial"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px;">You probably won't find one running linux (unless you look online), but for a low impact computer owned by an average (read: non-linux-nut) person Winders may be the way to go.</span></font></span></font></div>
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</span></font></div><div><div><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Mar 23, 2010 at 11:44 AM, Edward Terry <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:eterry9@gmail.com">eterry9@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">
Someone asked me for advice on where to buy a computer locally. This will be his only computer (replacing a 10-year-old box that's down with a virus); he needs it for basic uses such as web surfing, email, and word processing. He's open to trying Linux, but doesn't want to buy online.<br>
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Can anyone recommend a local dealer who would sell and (most importantly) support a Linux box?<br>
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Edward<br>
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