[yellowdog-announce] Terra Soft an Apple VAR -- YDL pre-installed on Apple computers: Press Release 2002 08/08
Terra Soft Media Relations
media@terrasoftsolutions.com
Thu Aug 8 10:58:01 2002
APPLE COMPUTERS PRE-INSTALLED WITH YDL
Loveland, Colorado -- 8 August 2002 -- Terra Soft Solutions, Inc., the
leading developer of integrated PowerPC Linux solutions is pleased to
announce availability of Apple computers with Yellow Dog Linux pre-installed.
"This marks an important turning point in our company and a renewed
relationship with Apple Computer. With the combination of Apple's powerful
computers and the robust and diverse capabilities of Linux, we are helping to
satisfy demand for high performance Linux servers, workstations, and
clusters," states Kai Staats, co-founder and CEO.
Terra Soft, an Apple Authorized VAR, is able to provide custom configured
stand-alone units or clusters while maintaining the full Apple warranty.
While installation of Linux on PowerPC has greatly improved, pre-installed
systems boot directly to Yellow Dog Linux, saving time with installation and
configuration.
Troy Vitullo, Internal Systems & Support Engineer for Terra Soft affirms,
"This is something we have been looking forward to for a long time. It simply
does not get any easier than this --press the power button and you've got
Linux."
Yellow Dog Linux is an RPM-based Linux distribution focused entirely on the
PowerPC chip. Terra Soft has since early 1999 supported the Apple
Computer product line, providing a modern operating system for computers as
old as the 7200 and as recent as the iMac G4. Terra Soft's customer base
includes home and office users, system administrators; university, DOE, DOD,
and commercial scientists and researchers in over 100 countries world-wide.
Terra Soft has in recent months engaged multiple hardware and software
vendors, providing its diverse customer base a rapidly growing array of 3rd
party products that support Yellow Dog Linux.
The following Apple Computers are currently offered from the Terra Soft Store
(http://www.terrasoftsolutions.com/store/), Yellow Dog Linux pre-installed:
- Power Mac G4s
- iBooks
- G4 iMacs
- AirPort cards
- ... Xserves will be available very soon!
About Terra Soft Solutions, Inc.
Terra Soft Solutions, Inc. is a leading developer of integrated solutions for
PowerPC. Yellow Dog Linux, the flagship product, has boosted viability of
Linux on PowerPC microprocessors. Black Lab is an HPC cluster node creation
and management suite.
For more information, visit http://www.terrasoftsolutions.com