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mike mccabe

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Jan 17, 2002, 8:14:53 PM1/17/02
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I'm a computer student in high school who plans to study software
engineering in college at Clarkson University and I am writing a
business plan on starting a Linux company thats kinda like VA Linux.
I also plan on having my company write an office suite that will be
open source of course. Could you please take about 5 minutes and fill
out this survey. thanks

Impact Computers Market Survey
1. Age
Under 18 18-25 25-35 35-45 45+
2. Gender
Male Female
3. Income
Under 30k 30k-50k 50k-70k 70k+
4. Highest level of education
High School 2 year college 4 year college graduate
5. What do you use for your computer for
School Business internet Home Enertainment Development
Games
6. What operating system is on your home computer
Linux Unix Windows Mac OS
7. What would you be willing to pay for a desktop pc
500-1000 1000-1500 1500-2000 2000+
8. How many hours a week do you use your pc
5 hrs or less 5-10 10-15 15-20 20+
9. What operating system do you use at work
Linux Unix Windows Mac OS
10. What is your occupation

Ralph Hetzel

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Jan 17, 2002, 11:59:35 PM1/17/02
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mike mccabe wrote:

> I'm a computer student in high school who plans to study software
> engineering in college at Clarkson University and I am writing a
> business plan on starting a Linux company thats kinda like VA Linux.
> I also plan on having my company write an office suite that will be
> open source of course. Could you please take about 5 minutes and fill
> out this survey. thanks
>
> Impact Computers Market Survey

> 1. Age-18-25

> Under 18 18-25 25-35 35-45 45+

> 2. Gender-Male
> Male Female
> 3. Income-30K


> Under 30k 30k-50k 50k-70k 70k+

> 4. Highest level of education-Graduate


> High School 2 year college 4 year college graduate

> 5. What do you use for your computer for-Internet


> School Business internet Home Enertainment Development
> Games

> 6. What operating system is on your home computer-All of these


> Linux Unix Windows Mac OS

> 7. What would you be willing to pay for a desktop pc-500-1000
> 500-1000 1000-1500 1500-2000 2000+
> 8. How many hours a week do you use your pc-20 +


> 5 hrs or less 5-10 10-15 15-20 20+

> 9. What operating system do you use at work-Windows


> Linux Unix Windows Mac OS

> 10. What is your occupation-Student of Film at EWU

Toni Van Remortel

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Jan 18, 2002, 3:28:05 AM1/18/02
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mike mccabe wrote:

> I'm a computer student in high school who plans to study software
> engineering in college at Clarkson University and I am writing a
> business plan on starting a Linux company thats kinda like VA Linux.
> I also plan on having my company write an office suite that will be
> open source of course. Could you please take about 5 minutes and fill
> out this survey. thanks
>
> Impact Computers Market Survey
> 1. Age

18-25
> 2. Gender
Male
> 3. Income
30k-50k


> 4. Highest level of education

4 year college


> 5. What do you use for your computer for

Business internet Home Enertainment Development

> 6. What operating system is on your home computer

Linux Windows


> 7. What would you be willing to pay for a desktop pc

1000-1500


> 8. How many hours a week do you use your pc

20+
> 9. What operating system do you use at work

Linux Windows


> 10. What is your occupation

Linux-researcher at D-scienceLab (Belgium)

Joshua Robinson

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Jan 22, 2002, 8:30:49 PM1/22/02
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mike mccabe wrote:

>I'm a computer student in high school who plans to study software
>engineering in college at Clarkson University and I am writing a
>business plan on starting a Linux company thats kinda like VA Linux.
>I also plan on having my company write an office suite that will be
>open source of course. Could you please take about 5 minutes and fill
>out this survey. thanks
>
>Impact Computers Market Survey
>1. Age

> 35-45


>2. Gender
> Male
>3. Income

> 70k+
>4. Highest level of education

> graduate
>5. What do you use for your computer for
> School Business internet Home Enertainment Development
>Games
>6. What operating system is on your home computer
> Linux Unix

>7. What would you be willing to pay for a desktop pc
> 500-1000

>8. How many hours a week do you use your pc

> 20+
>9. What operating system do you use at work ---->
> Linux Unix
>10.What is your occupation ----> Embedded Software Engineer (USA)
>
>

Rafael García Olivares

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Jan 31, 2002, 1:24:54 AM1/31/02
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"mike mccabe" <mike...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:676be711.02011...@posting.google.com...

> I'm a computer student in high school who plans to study software
> engineering in college at Clarkson University and I am writing a
> business plan on starting a Linux company thats kinda like VA Linux.
> I also plan on having my company write an office suite that will be
> open source of course. Could you please take about 5 minutes and fill
> out this survey. thanks
>
> Impact Computers Market Survey
> 1. Age
> 35-45
> 2. Gender
> Male
> 3. Income
> 70k+
> 4. Highest level of education
> graduate
> 5. What do you use for your computer for
> internet Home Enertainment

> 6. What operating system is on your home computer
> Linux WindowsXP

> 7. What would you be willing to pay for a desktop pc
> 1500-2000

> 8. How many hours a week do you use your pc
> 20+
> 9. What operating system do you use at work
> Unix Windows
> 10. What is your occupation Test Engineering (USA)

Daniel Sitton

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Feb 23, 2002, 7:59:18 PM2/23/02
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mike mccabe wrote:

> I'm a computer student in high school who plans to study software
> engineering in college at Clarkson University and I am writing a
> business plan on starting a Linux company thats kinda like VA Linux.
> I also plan on having my company write an office suite that will be
> open source of course. Could you please take about 5 minutes and fill
> out this survey. thanks
>
> Impact Computers Market Survey
> 1. Age

> Under 18 18-25 25-35 35-45 45+ (25)
> 2. Gender
> Male Female (Male)
> 3. Income
> Under 30k 30k-50k 50k-70k 70k+ (Under 30K (Military))


> 4. Highest level of education

> High School 2 year college 4 year college graduate (Some College)


> 5. What do you use for your computer for
> School Business internet Home Enertainment Development

> Games (Games, School, Business, INternet)


> 6. What operating system is on your home computer

> Linux Unix Windows Mac OS (Red Hat 7.2Linux)


> 7. What would you be willing to pay for a desktop pc

> 500-1000 1000-1500 1500-2000 2000+ (500-1000)


> 8. How many hours a week do you use your pc

> 5 hrs or less 5-10 10-15 15-20 20+ (10 to 15)

> 9. What operating system do you use at work

> Linux Unix Windows Mac OS (Windows, could save the govt alot of money if we


transferred to linux for some apps))
> 10. What is your occupation (Network Engineer)
>


John Allen

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Apr 11, 2002, 6:10:12 PM4/11/02
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"mike mccabe" <mike...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:676be711.02011...@posting.google.com...
> I'm a computer student in high school who plans to study software
> engineering in college at Clarkson University and I am writing a
> business plan on starting a Linux company thats kinda like VA Linux.
> I also plan on having my company write an office suite that will be
> open source of course. Could you please take about 5 minutes and fill
> out this survey. thanks
>
> Impact Computers Market Survey
> 1. Age

24

> Under 18 18-25 25-35 35-45 45+
> 2. Gender
> Male Female

male

> 3. Income
> Under 30k 30k-50k 50k-70k 70k+

less than 30,000 :^(

> 4. Highest level of education

High School Edjumicated

> High School 2 year college 4 year college graduate

> 5. What do you use for your computer for
> School Business internet Home Enertainment Development
> Games

all of the above

> 6. What operating system is on your home computer
> Linux Unix Windows Mac OS

one windows machine and one linux


> 7. What would you be willing to pay for a desktop pc
> 500-1000 1000-1500 1500-2000 2000+

I paid less 1000 for my machine and I have an athlon xp 1700+ with 512 ddr
and a 20 inch monitor

> 8. How many hours a week do you use your pc
> 5 hrs or less 5-10 10-15 15-20 20+

way too much more than that


> 9. What operating system do you use at work
> Linux Unix Windows Mac OS

Linux

> 10. What is your occupation

Manager of a small Internet Service Provider in Eugene Oregon

Hope that helps


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