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Half a laptop...
Peet (the Pedantic Punctuation Policeman, Muse of Lateral Programming Ideas, Eggcups-Spurtle-and-Spoonswinner, BBC Cheese Namer & Zaphodista) Started conversation Dec 22, 1999
I'm doing my log on half an IBM Thinkpad today, borrowed for the Xmas holidays... I'm still at home, but setting this up so I can use it at my Mum's house to stay in touch with the world at large...
I went to see about that job, and it looks like it's mine if I want it... I'm not sure that I do want it, though - there are a few "disincentives", not least of which being expected to work 5 days a week in a place with no toilet! I'll see how things pan out after Xmas... 
Half a laptop...
aPerson, An Angelastic (and alliterative) Acronymaniac Posted Dec 26, 1999
Half a laptop, eh? I suppose it fits on one knee. Is it without a screen or something?
Half a laptop...
Peet (the Pedantic Punctuation Policeman, Muse of Lateral Programming Ideas, Eggcups-Spurtle-and-Spoonswinner, BBC Cheese Namer & Zaphodista) Posted Dec 26, 1999
Yup - it's an IBM Thinkpad P133 that had the screen torn off and the keyboard broken. Andy fixed all the keys except the Return, which was lost, and I built a new Return key from the plastic flap on a 1Litre carton of orange juice...
I had a 10" IBM colour VGA monitor lying around doing nothing, and just dragged that along too, along with my external modem...
Half a laptop...
aPerson, An Angelastic (and alliterative) Acronymaniac Posted Dec 26, 1999
LOL... nice return key. Similar to my delete and on/off keys which have actual orange juice in them, thanks to my niece.
I have a friend who uses a screenless PowerBook 165 to syncronise all his other Macs' clocks to NASA and tell him when he's meant to do stuff. Screenless doesn't mean useless.
Half a laptop...
Peet (the Pedantic Punctuation Policeman, Muse of Lateral Programming Ideas, Eggcups-Spurtle-and-Spoonswinner, BBC Cheese Namer & Zaphodista) Posted Dec 26, 1999
I agree!
btw, checked out your home page - very nice! 
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aPerson, An Angelastic (and alliterative) Acronymaniac Posted Dec 26, 1999
Aww shucks. You mean my h2g2 homepage or my other ones at un.co?
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Peet (the Pedantic Punctuation Policeman, Muse of Lateral Programming Ideas, Eggcups-Spurtle-and-Spoonswinner, BBC Cheese Namer & Zaphodista) Posted Dec 26, 1999
un.co - I didn't make it down your H2G2 page past the link
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- 1: Peet (the Pedantic Punctuation Policeman, Muse of Lateral Programming Ideas, Eggcups-Spurtle-and-Spoonswinner, BBC Cheese Namer & Zaphodista) (Dec 22, 1999)
- 2: aPerson, An Angelastic (and alliterative) Acronymaniac (Dec 26, 1999)
- 3: Peet (the Pedantic Punctuation Policeman, Muse of Lateral Programming Ideas, Eggcups-Spurtle-and-Spoonswinner, BBC Cheese Namer & Zaphodista) (Dec 26, 1999)
- 4: aPerson, An Angelastic (and alliterative) Acronymaniac (Dec 26, 1999)
- 5: Peet (the Pedantic Punctuation Policeman, Muse of Lateral Programming Ideas, Eggcups-Spurtle-and-Spoonswinner, BBC Cheese Namer & Zaphodista) (Dec 26, 1999)
- 6: aPerson, An Angelastic (and alliterative) Acronymaniac (Dec 26, 1999)
- 7: Peet (the Pedantic Punctuation Policeman, Muse of Lateral Programming Ideas, Eggcups-Spurtle-and-Spoonswinner, BBC Cheese Namer & Zaphodista) (Dec 26, 1999)
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