On Thursday, November 21, 2002, at 07:48 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > In a message dated 11/21/2002 9:11:35 AM Eastern Standard Time, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > >> >> Well, while ripping my bartender's CDs to my Powerbook 550 I >spilled >> some beer on the keyboard. Tekserve has cleaned it up >and must be >> replaced to the tune of over $600. > ?? Are Powerbooks a lot more fragile than iBooks? Or is beer > really caustic? I dumped almost 16 ounces of diet Dr Pepper into the > keyboard area of my iBook...I picked it up, turned it over, and liquid > poured out of the iBook for several minutes. I unplugged it and > turned it off, wiped it dry as best I could with paper towels and > Q-tips (lifted up they keyboard part). Two hours later, I hit the > power button and it started up normally. No problems.
not really. you're just luckier than he was. i've seen about as much water dumped into an iBook, requiring almost the entire computer be replaced. -- 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/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
