Don't! It's something to be proud of! Josh Luthman Office: 937-552-2340 Direct: 937-552-2343 1100 Wayne St Suite 1337 Troy, OH 45373
Those who don't understand UNIX are condemned to reinvent it, poorly. --- Henry Spencer On Fri, Feb 6, 2009 at 7:59 PM, Jonathan Schmidt <[email protected]>wrote: > Yeah...don't make me feel bad... > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of Josh Luthman > Sent: Friday, February 06, 2009 6:55 PM > To: WISPA General List > Subject: Re: [WISPA] HP/Lenovo Netbook > > They're the bricks to the nerd cave! > > Josh Luthman > Office: 937-552-2340 > Direct: 937-552-2343 > 1100 Wayne St > Suite 1337 > Troy, OH 45373 > > Those who don't understand UNIX are condemned to reinvent it, poorly. > --- Henry Spencer > > > On Fri, Feb 6, 2009 at 7:53 PM, Jonathan Schmidt > <[email protected]>wrote: > > > Those T42s are real workhorses. I can highly recommend new trackpoint > > rubber head replacements. A new one doesn't slip on a sweaty finger > > and costs about a dime on eBay if you buy them in lots of 100 (heck, > > give the rest away). > > > > I've got my 750, 755, two of the butterfly keyboard units - 701s, 240, > > 560s, two 600s, 5 760s of various series, T-20s thru T43s, > > X20-30-40-41s, and an X300...the 750s and 701s come from the early 90s. > > They all work...still. I know, I was dumb not to sell them on eBay > > when they were worth something. Now they just sit there. But, they > > make me happy. > > > > . . . J o n a t h a n > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] > > On Behalf Of David Hulsebus > > Sent: Friday, February 06, 2009 5:48 PM > > To: WISPA General List > > Subject: Re: [WISPA] HP/Lenovo Netbook > > > > I'm sure I still bleed a little blue, but I've used a Thinkpad - now > > Lenovo since 1993. I'd still have the 486 based 700 series, but IBM > > wanted it back when I left. I've had five laptops and haven't bought a > > new one because of breakage yet - replaced only for performance issues. > > We still have an old PIII in use as a terminal on one of our racks. > > They get carried onto roofs, up water tanks, have been dropped from > > short distance and have never failed to perform when picked back up. > > I'll echo John, I could have paid more but a year old processor does > what I need. > > And yes, I also have one of the A31 series that runs Ubuntu. Works > > very well as a workstation around the office. I absolutely love the > > trackpoint. I have issues with the trackpad and sweat on my fingers in > > the summer, it makes moving the pointer a problem for me. I bought two > > T42 series last month coming off lease for $250 each for installation > > work. > > > > David Hulsebus > > Portative Technologies > > www.portative.com > > > > Josh Luthman wrote: > > > I have seen several HP laptops - nothing really good or bad about > > > them, they're just out there. > > > > > > I am a die hard fan of Thinkpad, Thinkpads for me. Thinkpad moved > > > their manufacturing half to Lenovo. > > > > > > I just bought our new employee a $500 Lenovo from Systemax/Infotel > > > and I'm quite impressed. There are touch sensitive buttons for > > > media, the screen has NO latch to break (it's magnetic or part of the > hinge). > > > The keyboard isn't quite Thinkpad goodness but is still better then > > > most. The screen is awfully reflective. Battery LEDs on the > > > chassis > > itself is also a bonus. > > > Great specs for an installer. Also I should note Butch Evans has > > > used a Lenovo for years - he has proven his laptop works quite well > > > as a Linux workstation. I only wish I could make that leap. > > > > > > For $500 I couldn't be happier - I need to get one myself (ethernet > > > port > > > fried) but I need it dock capable. Not sure if Lenovo offers that. > > > > > > Josh Luthman > > > Office: 937-552-2340 > > > Direct: 937-552-2343 > > > 1100 Wayne St > > > Suite 1337 > > > Troy, OH 45373 > > > > > > Those who don't understand UNIX are condemned to reinvent it, poorly. > > > --- Henry Spencer > > > > > > > > > On Fri, Feb 6, 2009 at 2:00 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > >> Anyone using one of these? Would love to hear pros and cons > > >> > > >> Tnx > > >> > > >> Bob > > >> > > >> Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> ------------------------------------------------------------------- > > >> -- > > >> ----------- > > >> WISPA Wants You! 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