BH>From: Ben Hood <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
BH>On Monday, "David B. Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> typed:
BH>I got it off the mother of one of my friends. They look after their
BH>stuff very well, and really only general wear and tear. The video
BH>cable broke because I accedentally pushed the lid too far back and it
BH>got a small fracture. The fracture then got worse with every opening
BH>and closing.
Probably most vulnerable part of any notebook. I know, I've broken
three notebooks now. <g>
BH>So you got the case off and had a look? Compaq use those funny hex
BH>screws everywhere; good thing I have a few of those drivers. A
BH>flathead screwdriver was used before I found my real toolkit. :)
This one I didn't really notice if they were supposed to be hex screws,
since I kept using my flathead jeweler's screwdriver, which kept
working. Anyway, I managed to open it up again, did a bit of what I'd
wanted to do, it worked for a while, then I got "overenthusiastic," and
now it's not working at all. Might still be fixable. Gave up for the
moment, though.
BH>Yeah. But this machine was bought by the university for its staff
BH>several years ago, so there aren't that many extras.
BH>(The only extras was MS Word (Which I deleted) and a null-modem cable
BH>(which has found many good uses).
Dittoes on the null-modem cable. Must be a Standard Compaq Notebook
thing, everybody gets one? By the way, since I (probably) permanently
broke my Compaq, I might consider parting with the docking station.
Lemme try fixing it again, and then breaking it again. <g>
BH> ] There's a way to keep the full subject line, but I have to do it
BH> ] manually, and I usually forget. Sorry.
BH>I was just wondering. I knew you used a BBS and I thought it might
BH>have that. But 15 characters is IMO too short.
BH>And there's no need to apologise!
Well, maybe there is, since it's my own BBS, & oughta know better.
<grin>
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