OT Rant: Smaller/thinner laptops.

From: Dave McGuire <mcguire_at_neurotica.com>
Date: Fri May 19 14:59:36 2000

On May 19, David Vohs wrote:
> But in my opinion, I think laptops are made as thin as they are so you can
> be lost or stolen easier. If you lose a new laptop, you are probably out
> $1500 or more! That's why I like older laptops like a Tandy Model 100,
> Macintosh Portable, etc. because of these reasons:
>
> 1. Large size
> 2. *Proper* keyboards (laptop makers, please thake note!)
> 3. Phenominal battery lives (see above comment)
> 4. If they are lost (nobody would really want to steal an obsolete laptop)
> you are out maybe $50-150 or so.
>
> So the newest technology is better, I beg to differ!

  [Dave stands up, puts on tie, holds up a copy of BusinessWeek]

  "But those ancient computers can't possibly work. Intel has come
out with something new, therefore everything made prior to that
stops working! Besides, how will I run the latest copy of Microsoft
WhizBang GraphiMail without at least half a terabyte of RAM? You KNOW
that I NEEEEED it in order to be a team player at my job...look, it
says so in this magazine!"

  [Dave takes off tie, puts the copy of BusinessWeek on the floor,
   pees on it, and goes back to putting together his pdp11/73]


              -Dave McGuire
Received on Fri May 19 2000 - 14:59:36 BST