Canadian Linux notebook supplier

There's a comany located in Mississauga Ontario, that sells notebook
computers with Linux installed. Not only that, they reduce the price of
any computer sold without Windows installed. Their URL is:

http://www.angelcomputer.com/

The only connection I have with them, is they're located just a few blocks
from my home.

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James Knott wrote:
> There's a comany located in Mississauga Ontario, that sells notebook
> computers with Linux installed. Not only that, they reduce the price of
> any computer sold without Windows installed. Their URL is:
>
> http://www.angelcomputer.com/
>
> The only connection I have with them, is they're located just a few blocks
> from my home.

I briefly looked at angel computers when I was looking for my laptop, but I
quickly discounted them and went with a Toshiba. I can't fault the quality of
the Angel laptop, or the installation of Linux; what put me off of Angel is that
the only distributer I could find was located in a seedy part of Toronto, across
the street from a strip club, and the shop's doors were barred and locked when I
went to see them on a business day. Not a good sign if the only Toronto
distributer looks as if they run a pawnshop.


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On Mon, 05 Jan 2004 22:58:10 -0500, Lew Pitcher
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>James Knott wrote:
>> There's a comany located in Mississauga Ontario, that sells notebook
>> computers with Linux installed. Not only that, they reduce the price of
>> any computer sold without Windows installed. Their URL is:
>>
>> http://www.angelcomputer.com/
>>
>> The only connection I have with them, is they're located just a few blocks
>> from my home.
>

[...]

>what put me off of Angel is that
>the only distributer I could find was located in a seedy part of Toronto, across
>the street from a strip club, and the shop's doors were

[...]

Ouch. That says a little about James Knott's backyard.

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Quoth Lew Pitcher <(E-Mail Removed)>:
> James Knott wrote:
>> There's a comany located in Mississauga Ontario, that sells notebook
>> computers with Linux installed. Not only that, they reduce the
>> price of any computer sold without Windows installed. Their URL is:
>> http://www.angelcomputer.com/
>> The only connection I have with them, is they're located just a few
>> blocks from my home.
>
> I briefly looked at angel computers when I was looking for my
> laptop, but I quickly discounted them and went with a Toshiba. I
> can't fault the quality of the Angel laptop, or the installation of
> Linux; what put me off of Angel is that the only distributer I could
> find was located in a seedy part of Toronto, across the street from
> a strip club, and the shop's doors were barred and locked when I
> went to see them on a business day. Not a good sign if the only
> Toronto distributer looks as if they run a pawnshop.

It's in Mississauga, and within spitting distance of the airport; what
else would you expect?

In that region, about every third business is either a strip club or a
massage parlor; apparently the relevant laws are more liberal there
than in any of the rest of Toronto, and it appears airline staff need
such services in droves... (Or, more likely, they drive their
passengers to need it... "I survived that flight; must celebrate with
strippers...") :-)
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Christopher Browne wrote:

> Quoth Lew Pitcher <(E-Mail Removed)>:
>
>>James Knott wrote:
>>
>>>There's a comany located in Mississauga Ontario, that sells notebook
>>>computers with Linux installed. Not only that, they reduce the
>>>price of any computer sold without Windows installed. Their URL is:
>>>http://www.angelcomputer.com/
>>>The only connection I have with them, is they're located just a few
>>>blocks from my home.
>>
>>I briefly looked at angel computers when I was looking for my
>>laptop, but I quickly discounted them and went with a Toshiba. I
>>can't fault the quality of the Angel laptop, or the installation of
>>Linux; what put me off of Angel is that the only distributer I could
>>find was located in a seedy part of Toronto, across the street from
>>a strip club, and the shop's doors were barred and locked when I
>>went to see them on a business day. Not a good sign if the only
>>Toronto distributer looks as if they run a pawnshop.
>
>
> It's in Mississauga, and within spitting distance of the airport; what
> else would you expect?

Well, Angel might be in Mississauga, but their /Toronto distributor/ was on
the south side of Queen Street West, just west of the DVP, a block or so
away from Jilly's (the strip club), and across the street from some bar
advertising Tuesday Night Ladies Mud Wrestling. I wasn't impressed by the
neighbourhood or the bars on the windows and doors of the office.

In any case, it wasn't Angel that put me off, it was the Toronto
distributor. An Angel notebook was my *first* choice in a Linux laptop.



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Lew Pitcher wrote:

> Christopher Browne wrote:
>
>> Quoth Lew Pitcher <(E-Mail Removed)>:
>>
>>> James Knott wrote:
>>>
>>>> There's a comany located in Mississauga Ontario, that sells notebook
>>>> computers with Linux installed. Not only that, they reduce the
>>>> price of any computer sold without Windows installed. Their URL is:
>>>> http://www.angelcomputer.com/
>>>> The only connection I have with them, is they're located just a few
>>>> blocks from my home.
>>>
>>>
>>> I briefly looked at angel computers when I was looking for my
>>> laptop, but I quickly discounted them and went with a Toshiba. I
>>> can't fault the quality of the Angel laptop, or the installation of
>>> Linux; what put me off of Angel is that the only distributer I could
>>> find was located in a seedy part of Toronto, across the street from
>>> a strip club, and the shop's doors were barred and locked when I
>>> went to see them on a business day. Not a good sign if the only
>>> Toronto distributer looks as if they run a pawnshop.
>>
>>
>>
>> It's in Mississauga, and within spitting distance of the airport; what
>> else would you expect?
>
>
> Well, Angel might be in Mississauga, but their /Toronto distributor/ was
> on the south side of Queen Street West, just west of the DVP, a block or
Correction: the south side of Queen Street /East/, just /east/ of the DVP

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On Tue, 06 Jan 2004 09:22:12 -0500, Lew Pitcher wrote:

> Well, Angel might be in Mississauga, but their /Toronto distributor/ was on
> the south side of Queen Street West, just west of the DVP,

Hmm. The last time I was in Toronto the DVP (Don Valley Parkway) was on
the *east* side of Toronto. Queen Street West is a rather funky district
on the other side of the city.

Bob T.

Bob Tennent wrote:

> On Tue, 06 Jan 2004 09:22:12 -0500, Lew Pitcher wrote:
>
> > Well, Angel might be in Mississauga, but their /Toronto distributor/ was on
> > the south side of Queen Street West, just west of the DVP,
>
> Hmm. The last time I was in Toronto the DVP (Don Valley Parkway) was on
> the *east* side of Toronto.

Fingercheck, plus slow newsgroup feed equals mirror image Toronto

Sorry <sheepish grin>


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Enterprise Technology Solutions, TD Bank Financial Group

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Lew Pitcher wrote:

> I briefly looked at angel computers when I was looking for my laptop, but
> I quickly discounted them and went with a Toshiba. I can't fault the
> quality of the Angel laptop, or the installation of Linux; what put me off
> of Angel is that the only distributer I could find was located in a seedy
> part of Toronto, across the street from a strip club, and the shop's doors
> were barred and locked when I went to see them on a business day. Not a
> good sign if the only Toronto distributer looks as if they run a pawnshop.
>

Did you try their Mississauga location? It's just off the 401, near Hwy 10.

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Christopher Browne wrote:

> It's in Mississauga, and within spitting distance of the airport; what
> else would you expect?
>
> In that region, about every third business is either a strip club or a
> massage parlor; apparently the relevant laws are more liberal there
> than in any of the rest of Toronto, and it appears airline staff need
> such services in droves... (Or, more likely, they drive their
> passengers to need it... "I survived that flight; must celebrate with
> strippers...") :-)

Actually, it's a fair distance from the airport. I pass by both on my way
to work each day. It's in an industrial district, on Britannia Rd., east
of Hurontario (Hwy 10).

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