Recreating the FIRST Dell Linux PC

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In 2007, Dell started an experiment in direct customer feedback, and ended up creating their first desktop PC with Linux. Follow along as we recreate this model and try to relive the Dell-Ubuntu experience. Want more content like this? Support our mission! Send us a Super Thanks and check out our Patreon + Discord community: https://www.patreon.com/serialport Got some retro gear you want to donate? Get in touch with us at serialport.org. #linux #dell #2000s Our second channel: @TheParallelPort 00:00 — The Year of the Linux Desktop 01:07 — IdeaStorm 05:11 — The XPS 410 09:25 — Installing Ubuntu (over PXE!) 16:00 — Automating the install 19:14 — Fixing some issues 22:26 — Quake 4 24:25 — Was Dell successful? 26:10 — Almost to 100k! References: Oracle PR. (2011). https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Michael_Dell_(6211618173).jpg dhart. (2007). Pre-Installed Linux | Ubuntu | Fedora | OpenSUSE | Multi-Boot. https://web.archive.org/web/20070221024951/http://www.dellideastorm.com/article/show/61771 Menchaca, L. (2007). Dell Offers Three Consumer Systems With Ubuntu 7.04. https://web.archive.org/web/20070602054632/http://direct2dell.com/one2one/archive/2007/05/24/15994.aspx Microsoft Windows Vista Launch. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pApfluGN4rI WindowsBlueyFan. (2024). Windows Vista Ultimate Review. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mS_Jr6P_dU0 benanzo. (2007). Review of Dell XPS 410n with Ubuntu Feisty preinstalled. https://web.archive.org/web/20100818184048/http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=2764621 Poseidon Laboratories. Network book environments. https://matchbox.psdn.io/network-booting/ Hamish. (2018). Playing Quake 4 on Linux in 2018. https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2018/01/playing-quake-4-on-linux-in-2018/