RT> RT> But both HP and Compaq have been playing the proprietary game for
RT> RT> quite some time now...

RT>Yep, why I refuse to use their stuff .... and avoid working on it as far as
RT>humanly possible ...

 I nevr found most of their stuff, 900 Mhz and earlier, particualrly
 hard to work on. BUT reasonable replacement parts could be a problem.
But I also found them particualrly reliable.
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