Hewlett-Packard's Compaq Nx5000: Mobile Linux Notebook Transition

From the outside, Hewlett-Packard Co.'s new Compaq nx5000 notebook looks much like any other portable computer. But inside there's a difference.

The operating system installed on the nx5000 is not Microsoft Corp.'s ubiquitous Windows, but Linux. . . . From the outside, Hewlett-Packard Co.'s new Compaq nx5000 notebook looks much like any other portable computer. But inside there's a difference.

The operating system installed on the nx5000 is not Microsoft Corp.'s ubiquitous Windows, but Linux. It's a decision that surprised some, because while the open-source operating system is widely used for servers, it's not yet a big player in the market for desktops and notebooks.

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