| Startup to sell Linspire-powered PCs |
Jan. 06, 2006
Newly formed PC builder/reseller SeaScape LLC will introduce its first batch of pre-loaded Linux desktop computers within the next few weeks, company president James Rhodes told DesktopLinux.com on Friday. The systems will be based on Linspire's Linux desktop.
The fledgling Albuquerque-based company, founded last month, partnered with Linspire to use Linspire Five-O in their SeaScape Signature Series microATX models. Customers will be able to purchase customized computers through the company website based on their particular needs and requirements, Rhodes said.
"Linspire Five-O is definitely the most user friendly Linux operating system to use on a daily basis," Rhodes said. "We feel extremely confident for the future of Linspire in the marketplace.
"We believe there is going to be unprecedented growth in the Linux desktop market. Our systems are going to be the driving force for the Linux community."
Rhodes said the company will be aiming its products at the consumer, educational, business, and government markets.
He also said that SeaScape has no intention of outsourcing the assembly of the computers.
"I'm a longtime programmer, and I -- like many others like me -- didn't enjoy seeing all our jobs go overseas to China and India," the Canadian-born Rhodes said. "I will keep jobs right here."
Rhodes, who has only one other employee at this time, said that a "major" investor he did not identify has come forward to help him start the company.
Rhodes said he is not yet ready to release specifications on the new computers. He did say that some of the models will include clear sides and tops, and that they all have 450-watt power supplies.
"I'm still deciding on a lot of things right now, but we'll know details soon," he said. "We are in the process of choosing which motherboard(s) to use, and what peripherals to add to make up a complete computer system.
"We will post more pictures with specifications and pricing (on the website) as soon as they are available."
In the late 1980s to early 1990s, Rhodes operated SeaScape Software in Winnipeg, Manitoba. He is a longtime computer professional in hardware/software installation and hardware/software troubleshooting for the Mac OS 9/X and Windows XP platforms, and more recently for Linspire Five-O. As a hobby, he enjoys "retro" computing with his two AMIGA 500 and two AMIGA 1200 computers and the AMOS Basic Professional programming language.
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