From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from sproxy.gmx.net ([213.165.64.20] helo=mail.gmx.net) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with smtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 16vRd3-0007Bq-00 for ; Wed, 10 Apr 2002 19:35:53 -0400 Received: (qmail 12540 invoked by uid 0); 10 Apr 2002 23:35:21 -0000 Received: from dhcp037-50-151-24.nt01-c5.cpe.charter-ne.com (HELO computer) (24.151.50.37) by mail.gmx.net (mp001-rz3) with SMTP; 10 Apr 2002 23:35:21 -0000 Message-ID: <001001c1e0e8$5561ecc0$25329718@ubr.charterne.com> From: "Alex Snow" To: Subject: Off topic, just have to vent! Date: Wed, 10 Apr 2002 19:34:57 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0009_01C1E0C6.CC0DFDE0" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4807.1700 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4807.1700 Sender: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca Errors-To: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.8 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0009_01C1E0C6.CC0DFDE0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi. Can anyone tell me if this deal on a 486 notebook really sux? I think it = does. Found it on pricewatch.com: (Not New) REFURBISHED - 4400C, 1Year Labor/90days Parts Ltd. Warranty 486/25,8MB/200MB Hard Drive, 1.44 Floppy, Active Color,Serial/Parallel = ports no adapter included=20 (Part - T4400C ) $ 89=20 I mean, what are you supposed to do with that? Linux will barely run on = it. If someone offered me one for free, I'd take it. but not for $89. Thanks. ------=_NextPart_000_0009_01C1E0C6.CC0DFDE0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Hi.

Can anyone tell me if this deal on a = 486 notebook=20 really sux? I think it does. Found it on pricewatch.com:

(Not New) REFURBISHED - 4400C, 1Year = Labor/90days=20 Parts Ltd. Warranty
486/25,8MB/200MB Hard Drive, 1.44 Floppy, Active=20 Color,Serial/Parallel ports no adapter included

(Part - T4400C )
$ 89

I mean, what are you supposed to do = with that?=20 Linux will barely run on it. If someone offered me one for free, = I'd take=20 it. but not for $89.

Thanks.

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