[ILUG] [way OT] Laptops don't bounce

[Kevin O Riordan]

I'm not even gonna try and claim this has anything to do with Linux,
it was just the Subject line of the mail that reminded me of an
article I read ages ago about "laptops" that did bounce quite
successfully:  Tandy TRS-80s.

from http://www.club100.org/press/04/feature.html:

	Hanson lifted it above his head, and, chuckling at the
	expression on visitors' faces, flung the laptop onto the
	floor. It bounced a little; he scooped it up and dropped it
	once more for good measure. Then he switched it on: Everything
	sprang back to life, as good as new.

Heh.
-kev




On Sweetmorn, the 71st day of Chaos, Peter Dempsey bellowed:
> I'm looking for a relatively inexpensive replacement hard drive for my
> laptop. Something around the 5Gig mark would be nice. Must not be more than
> 9mm high. I've been ringing around and the cheapest I can find is 10g at
> 176.66 euro including VAT.
> 
> I know the original disk is dead, I don't want to spend too much on a
> replacement in case there is something else knackered.
> 
> I promise I'll put our favourite operating system on it and I'll put Linux
> on it too.
> 
> Sorry for being OT. Do I have to say I've googled too.
> 
> Have fun!
> 
> Peter
> 
> 
> 
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