Re: [Hampshire] Free to a good home (again)
On Sun, 1 May 2011 21:11:21 +0100 Hugo Mills h...@carfax.org.uk wrote: That'll be one in total, then. If swung with enough force. :) It wouldn't need too much force given how solid they are! -- John Lewis using Debian sid -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --
Re: [Hampshire] Free to a good home (again)
On 02/05/11 08:55, john lewis wrote: On Sun, 1 May 2011 21:11:21 +0100 Hugo Millsh...@carfax.org.uk wrote: That'll be one in total, then. If swung with enough force. :) It wouldn't need too much force given how solid they are! I recall in the 1970s, when managers were being persuaded that computers were robust and not to be afraid of them(!), a college lecturer jumping up and down on such a keyboard he'd thrown on the floor - then showing that it was unharmed and still worked. Much amusement, but the message reached home. -- Tony Wood (from Linux Netbook) -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --
Re: [Hampshire] Free to a good home (again)
On 02/05/11 09:40, Tony Wood wrote: On 02/05/11 08:55, john lewis wrote: On Sun, 1 May 2011 21:11:21 +0100 Hugo Millsh...@carfax.org.uk wrote: That'll be one in total, then. If swung with enough force. :) It wouldn't need too much force given how solid they are! I recall in the 1970s, when managers were being persuaded that computers were robust and not to be afraid of them(!), a college lecturer jumping up and down on such a keyboard he'd thrown on the floor - then showing that it was unharmed and still worked. Much amusement, but the message reached home. I've heard of people jumping up and down on their laptops, but for different reasons and with different results. cheers Chris -- Chris Dennis cgden...@btinternet.com Fordingbridge, Hampshire, UK -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --
Re: [Hampshire] Free to a good home (again)
On 02/05/11 12:08, Chris Dennis wrote: I've heard of people jumping up and down on their laptops, but for different reasons and with different results. A mate at work sat on his Dell D610, which radically altered it cosmetically - he's a big bloke - but didn't seem to impede its functionality. Sean -- music, film, comics, books, rants and drivel: www.funkygibbins.me.uk -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --
[Hampshire] Free to a good home (again)
A few more bits on offer before they hit the electrical recycling area of the local tip. 3 keyboards, 2 solid Dell PS/2 keyboards (one in need of a clean), and one old AT one! The Dell ones are good solid weighty things, so may be of interest to a fan of the old IBM keyboards (John?!). 2 DVD-ROM drives, 2 CD-RW drives and 6 floppy drives - untested. 1 HP Laserjet 6L, I seem to remember testing it and getting a printout which was quite faint, but haven't tried it with a new toner. If you already have one or want to gamble on getting one feel free, but I've never used it myself, so can't guarantee anything. I'm based just outside of Portsmouth, and I doubt it is worth travelling far for any of this. -- Paul Tansom | Aptanet Ltd. | http://www.aptanet.com/ | 023 9238 0001 == Registered in England | Company No: 4905028 | Registered Office: Crawford House, Hambledon Road, Denmead, Waterlooville, Hants, PO7 6NU -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --
Re: [Hampshire] Free to a good home (again)
On Sun, 1 May 2011 12:30:38 +0100 Paul Tansom p...@aptanet.com wrote: A few more bits on offer before they hit the electrical recycling area of the local tip. 3 keyboards, 2 solid Dell PS/2 keyboards (one in need of a clean), and one old AT one! The Dell ones are good solid weighty things, so may be of interest to a fan of the old IBM keyboards (John?!). Thanks Paul, but I have enough real IBM keyboards to see me out ;-) -- John Lewis using Debian sid -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --
Re: [Hampshire] Free to a good home (again)
On Sun, May 01, 2011 at 09:06:43PM +0100, John Lewis wrote: On Sun, 1 May 2011 12:30:38 +0100 Paul Tansom p...@aptanet.com wrote: A few more bits on offer before they hit the electrical recycling area of the local tip. 3 keyboards, 2 solid Dell PS/2 keyboards (one in need of a clean), and one old AT one! The Dell ones are good solid weighty things, so may be of interest to a fan of the old IBM keyboards (John?!). Thanks Paul, but I have enough real IBM keyboards to see me out ;-) That'll be one in total, then. If swung with enough force. :) Hugo. -- === Hugo Mills: hugo@... carfax.org.uk | darksatanic.net | lug.org.uk === PGP key: 515C238D from wwwkeys.eu.pgp.net or http://www.carfax.org.uk --- Anyone who claims their cryptographic protocol is secure is --- either a genius or a fool. Given the genius/fool ratio for our species, the odds aren't good. signature.asc Description: Digital signature -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --
