System76
Sign in to saveSystem76, Inc. is an American computer manufacturer based in Denver, Colorado, that sells notebook computers, desktop computers, and servers. The company utilizes free and open-source software, and offers a choice of Ubuntu or their own Ubuntu-based Linux distribution Pop!_OS as preinstalled operating systems.
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- Company.name
- System76 Inc.
- Company.logo
- File:System76 logo.svg
- Company.type
- Private
- Company.industry
- Computer hardware
- Company.location_city
- Denver, Colorado
- Company.location_country
- United States
- Company.area_served
- Worldwide
- Company.key_people
- Carl Richell (CEO)
- Company.products
- Desktops, netbooks, notebooks, servers
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System76, Inc. is an American computer manufacturer based in Denver, Colorado, that sells notebook computers, desktop computers, and servers. The company utilizes free and open-source software, and offers a choice of Ubuntu or their own Ubuntu-based Linux distribution Pop!_OS as preinstalled operating systems.
==History== System76 was founded by Carl Richell and Erik Fetzer. In 2003, Fetzer registered the domain system76.com to sell computers with Linux operating systems preinstalled, but the idea was not pursued until two years later. The number 76 in the company name is a reference to 1776, the year the American Revolution took place. Richell explained that the company hoped to spark an "open source revolution", giving consumers a choice to not use proprietary software.