http://www.macnn.com/articles/02/06/14/tech:.virus/
Tech: Virus infects images, Xbox Live
updated 11:10 am EDT, Fri June 14, 2002
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Morning tech news: The "Perrun" virus is "the first to be able to cross from infecting a program to infecting data files, long considered safe from such threats [including images];" Microsoft unveiled plans to build a worldwide network called Xbox Live that will let gamers play over the Internet; and earlier this week a federal judge on Wednesday refused a motion from Microsoft to throw out the antitrust suit by nine states.
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In a move that appears to be a coup for Michael Robertson et al, Wal-Mart's online store is offering eight different Microtel PCs with LindowsOS included. The computers sell for USD$299 to $599 and ship in one to seven days.
NewsForge originally reviewed Wal-Mart's OS-less PCs, a dramatic move away from the standard Windows-based home computer. Now the retailer is advertising systems with the LindowsOS distribution pre-installed, no longer just moving away from Windows, but now directly competing with it:
"These computers do not ship with Microsoft Windows. They ship with an exciting new UNIX based Operating System (OS) named Lindows. This exciting new OS delivers the stability of UNIX with the ease of Windows and the ability to run most Microsoft programs. These computer systems are a perfect low cost alternative to computers preloaded with Microsoft Windows."