Hello TOM.

23 Apr 05 12:05, you wrote to me:

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

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

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

That is the problem, I get to work on them mostly when they are broke, and 
spares are not available or if they are, I can buy 10-15 replacement parts for 
a standard computer for 1 of their parts, then the owner does not want to pay 
daylight robbery prices ... so my time is mostly wasted, and the owners piss 
me off further when they request that I make ordinary "normal"
parts fit their 
box. 

Russell

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