SAN DIEGO, Sept. 10, 2002 (PRIMEZONE) -- Since announcing LindowsOS as a new choice on the desktop, Lindows.com has been working with industry giants such as Hewlett Packard (NYSE:HPQ) to ensure that LindowsOS provides compatibility with a comprehensive list of popular printers.
"HP provided us with some of their newest printers and has given us valuable technical assistance," said Michael Robertson, chief executive officer of Lindows.com, Inc. "HP and other forward-looking companies are contacting us to make sure that we have access to their technology in-house. The computer industry is really embracing the big shift of Linux to the desktop."
Working with HP, LindowsOS now includes support for more than 200 of the best selling HP printers. HP Printer Families include: Business Inkjet, Color Inkjet, LaserJet, DesignJet DeskJet, Mopier, OfficeJet, PaintJet, PhotoSmart & e-printer.
The addition of HP brings the LindowsOS' printer support to more than 800 printers from manufacturers such as 3M, Agfa, Apple, Brother, Canon, Epson, IBM, Lexmark, Linotype, MGI, NEC, Okidata, Panasonic, PrePRESS, QMS, Ricoh, Samsung, Sony, Tektronix, TI, and Xerox. See www.lindows.com/printers for a complete list of supported printers.
This support means that whether a LindowsOS machine is at home plugging into a $39 inkjet or at work using an expensive color laser printer, users will see the results of a quality print job.
LindowsOS computers are currently available on walmart.com and range in price from $199 to $599. The general release of LindowsOS is expected later this year. Eager computer users interested in ordering a CD or downloading LindowsOS right now can sign up for the Insiders program at www.lindows.com/signup. In addition to being the first to upgrade to the general release when it is available, Insiders also receive access to Lindows.com Click-N-Run Warehouse, a software hub filled with great applications such as Sun's (Nasdaq:SUN) StarOffice. See the many ways that LindowsOS is being utilized at work and at home, visit www.lindows.com/who.
Current Lindows.com users who have purchased machines at Walmart.com (NYSE:WMT) can download the improved printer support. Follow the link below to learn more details www.lindows.com/hpdrivers.
Computer builders interested in LindowsOS can visit www.lindows.com/builders.
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About Lindows.com
Lindows.com is a consumer company that brings choice to computer users. Lindows.com, Inc. was started by Michael Robertson, founder and former CEO of MP3.com. LindowsOS is a modern, affordable, easy-to-use operating system that allows users access to hundreds of applications via the Click-N-Run(tm) Warehouse. All applications in the Click-N-Run Warehouse (www.lindows.com/warehouse) are licensed on a per-person or family basis and can be downloaded, installed and run with just one mouse click. LindowsOS is presently available on LindowsOS Certified Computers (www.lindows.com/walmart) being offered from Lindows.com Builder partners (www.lindows.com/builders). The General Release of LindowsOS, available presently for download and preview to Lindows.com Insiders (www.lindows.com/signup), will be made available later this year for those wishing to install and run LindowsOS on their existing computer hardware. The General Release version will support a wider range of computer hardware and includes unique features such as a "Friendly-Install" alongside an existing Microsoft(r) Windows operating system, a streamlined installation process which requires no computer knowledge, and the ability to run a select set of "bridge" Windows-compatible programs. For more information see www.lindows.com/products.