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To: JAKraig

We laugh, now. at those old clunky computers, but we were glad to have them ‘back when’. And-lets see if any of the new, Ipad type things are still functional 10-20 years from now. ( If they’re not all lost or destroyed from dropping!) I had an old 286, gave it to a friend years ago, and she reports it STILL WORKS FINE!
Built’em to last, they did!


48 posted on 09/28/2011 2:59:06 PM PDT by ClearBlueSky (Whenever someone says it's not about Islam-it's about Islam. Jesus loves you, Allah wants you dead!)
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To: ClearBlueSky
I had an old 286, gave it to a friend years ago, and she reports it STILL WORKS FINE!

So how often did she carry it around, and how many trips to the bathroom with it? Can't drop it if you don't carry it around!

All kidding aside, valid point about dropping a machine. My daughter dropped her iPhone in the street, and a car ran over it. Still functioned fine, although the case was bent up and scratched. I've dropped my iPad from 5 feet and scraped the corners. Portability is taking a toll on these modern machines.

72 posted on 09/29/2011 9:14:54 AM PDT by roadcat
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