Dear Paul, Did a quick search under 'Halliburton' The Zero Z7 cases are aluminum and moistureproof. It's briefcase with shoulder strap. But there is another (Trager Computer Transporter) that is a hardsided sleeve, Just holds the PB. The company is called eBags.
URLS: http://www.e-bagscentral.com/ http://www.ebags.com/search/index.cfm?fuseaction=searching&search=brand&IBrand=yes&sub_site_id=20&brandid=121&sourceid=GOOGb331 With respect John McKee Paul Nicholson wrote: > > At 6:20 AM -0500 5/25/02, Michael Bryan Bell wrote: > >I laughed out loud when a friend bought the protector I use from OWC, and > >started using it. He keeps it in a sleeve within another messenger style > >bag, with not much weight pressing against it but you cant help it sometimes > >if you set your bag down and it flops sideways. He took it out, and the "owc > >logo" which was pressed into the vynl protector was now marked on the > >screen. > > When my PB540 screen failed I took it apart to see if I could fix it. The molded >screw receptacles in the case were all cracked. It had led a life of the road, being >toted in a backpack through airports all around the world. There is a lot of stress >put on a computer in a pack, especially when your sprinting through St. Louis because >your TWA commuter flight is late and you got to catch the 767 to LA. > > I'm really sold on the packs and really appreciate having the computer on my back >when I have to deal with a suitcase. > > What is needed is a hard case that is padded on the inside for holding your laptop >inside a backpack or brief style case. I've been looking for such a case and have yet >to find it. Ideally it would be about two inches thick, with about 1/2 inch of >padding on the inside and a hinged lid on one end. The tiBook would slip in one end >and the lid would close and lock it firmly in place. The case should be rigid enough >that if would absorb outside forces without flexing and transferring the forces to >the computer. The padded sleeves don't protect the computer frame from external >flexing forces, they just spread the external forces over a wider area. -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
