Rick, I think I still have some unprotected 8" floppies around here somewhere.... I forgot they were a 5150, we have been referring to it as a PC Junior, 64 k of ram with a blazing 8088 at about 5MHz. Am I old or just too experienced? :^)
Chuck Profito 209-988-7388 CV-ACCESS, INC cprof...@cv-access.com Providing High Speed Broadband to Rural Central California -----Original Message----- From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On Behalf Of RickG Sent: Friday, February 06, 2009 9:20 PM To: WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] HP/Lenovo Netbook Ya, never know who is on this list! I'd still have my 1982 IBM PC-1 that I trained on back in my IBM days. It looked just like this --> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM_PC -RickG On Fri, Feb 6, 2009 at 6:47 PM, David Hulsebus <cont...@portative.net> wrote: > 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, <lakel...@gbcx.net> wrote: >> >> >>> Anyone using one of these? 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