From: "Robert Comer" 

This is a multi-part message in MIME format.

------=_NextPart_000_0441_01C2B9B4.E6C7A290
Content-Type: text/plain;
        charset="iso-8859-1"
Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

I have a problem with the concept of a laptop without a battery -- I =
don't see much point in it...

- Bob Comer


  "Rich"  wrote in message news:3e20b51d{at}w3.nls.net...
     These are expensive, especially for laptops without batteries.

  Rich

    "Geo."  wrote in message =
news:3e2082d8$3{at}w3.nls.net...
    http://www.americancomputech.com/smoreinfo.asp?iid=3D1265

    Geo.

    "Adam Flinton"  wrote in message
    news:3e20545e{at}w3.nls.net...
    >
    > "Geo."  wrote in message =
news:3e20535e$1{at}w3.nls.net...
    > > "Adam Flinton"  wrote
in message
    > > news:3e1ffd3f$1{at}w3.nls.net...
    > >
    > > > I think the security of the US will just end up in foreign =
hands (EU,
    > > > Russia, India, China) where security will stay an interesting =
& non
    > > criminal
    > > > line of enquiry. The Russians for instance take the stance =
that having
    > > > skillfull patriotic Russian crackers is a national security =
asset.
    > >
    > > I don't think so, the spooks here have been hiring hackers and =
security
    > > types lately, the ones they can't hire they are trying to bribe =
via
    > special
    > > treatment, access to important stuff, etc. I think they realize =
the
    value.
    > >
    >
    > Hiring & yet....restricting at the same time. If people don't feel =
safe to
    > even start looking at security measures then they won't.
    >
    > > > > laptop sales will outpace desktop sales for the first time =
in
    history.
    > > > (ok,
    > > > > maybe 2004)
    > > > >
    > > >
    > > > Cough splutter....welcome to the dark side Geo......& shell =
will start
    > > using
    > > > clustered psx3'es for oil exploration 
    > >
    > > Wireless is the motivating factor that will drive laptop sales. =
It may
    > take
    > > a while for people to realize that a $500 PDA just doesn't fill =
the same
    > gap
    > > as a real computer but it will happen.
    > >
    >
    > Wait for Laptops to come down to USD500.
    >
    > Adam
    >
    >


------=_NextPart_000_0441_01C2B9B4.E6C7A290
Content-Type: text/html;
        charset="iso-8859-1"
Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable








I have a problem with the concept of a =
laptop=20
without a battery -- I don't see much point in it...
 
- Bob Comer
 
 

  "Rich" <{at}> wrote in message news:3e20b51d{at}w3.nls.net...
     These
are expensive, =
especially for=20
  laptops without batteries.
   
  Rich
   
  
    "Geo." <georger{at}nls.net>=20">mailto:georger{at}nls.net">georger{at}nls.net>=20
    wrote in message news:3e2082d8$3{at}w3.nls.net...http:/" target="new">http:/=">http://www.americancomputech.com/smoreinfo.asp?iid=3D1265">http:/=
/www.americancomputech.com/smoreinfo.asp?iid=3D1265Geo."Adam=20
    Flinton" <adam{at}NOSPAMsoftfab.com>">mailto:adam{at}NOSPAMsoftfab.com">adam{at}NOSPAMsoftfab.com>
= wrote in=20
    messagenews:3e20545e{at}w3.nls.net...>=
>=20
    "Geo." <georger{at}nls.net>">mailto:georger{at}nls.net">georger{at}nls.net>
wrote in=20
    message news:3e20535e$1{at}w3.nls.net...=
>=20
    > "Adam Flinton" <adam{at}NOSPAMsoftfab.com>">mailto:adam{at}NOSPAMsoftfab.com">adam{at}NOSPAMsoftfab.com>
= wrote in=20
    message> > news:3e1ffd3f$1{at}w3.nls.net...=
>=20
    >> > > I think the security of
the US will just end =
up in=20
    foreign hands (EU,> > > Russia, India,
China) where =
security=20
    will stay an interesting & non> >
criminal> =
> >=20
    line of enquiry. The Russians for instance take the stance that=20
    having> > > skillfull patriotic Russian
crackers is a =
national=20
    security asset.> >> > I
don't think so, the =
spooks here=20
    have been hiring hackers and security> > types
lately, the =
ones=20
    they can't hire they are trying to bribe via>
special> =
>=20
    treatment, access to important stuff, etc. I think they realize=20
    thevalue.>
>>> Hiring & =
yet....restricting=20
    at the same time. If people don't feel safe to> even start =
looking at=20
    security measures then they won't.>>
> > > =
laptop=20
    sales will outpace desktop sales for the first time =
inhistory.>=20
    > > (ok,> > > >
maybe 2004)> > >=20
    >> > >> >
> Cough splutter....welcome =
to the=20
    dark side Geo......& shell will start>
> using> =
>=20
    > clustered psx3'es for oil exploration
<G>> =
>>=20
    > Wireless is the motivating factor that will drive laptop sales. =
It=20
    may> take> > a while for
people to realize that a =
$500 PDA=20
    just doesn't fill the same> gap>
> as a real =
computer but=20
    it will happen.>
>>> Wait for Laptops to =
come down=20
    to USD500.>>=20
Adam>>

------=_NextPart_000_0441_01C2B9B4.E6C7A290--

--- BBBS/NT v4.01 Flag-4