[TriLUG] New Vista laptop needs Linux

[John Broome]

Michael Kimsal wrote:
> I wonder if Apple store employees would let you try to boot a live linux
> distro to see if it worked there.  They're pretty open (or give that
> appearance) about everything else in their stores - touch it, test it, play
> with it, surf the web, etc.  

Have you tried to open console on one of those tester Macs?  they've got 
that locked down.  I can't get on irc from the applestore!  This is a 
travesty!