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   These are expensive, especially for laptops without batteries.

Rich

  "Geo."  wrote in message =
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  http://www.americancomputech.com/smoreinfo.asp?iid=3D1265

  Geo.

  "Adam Flinton"  wrote in message
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  > "Geo."  wrote in message =
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  > > "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
  >
  >


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Rich
 

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  >> > > I think the security of the
US will just end up =
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