[OB] My $.02 's worth.

[Kevin Curran]

Sorry, my mistake, ahem,  hibernating.  

-----Original Message-----
>From: Michel Bel <michel at belconsult.net>
>Sent: Sep 11, 2008 3:57 AM
>To: HP Omnibook Notebook Computer list <omnibook at lists.elektro.com>
>Subject: Re: [OB] My $.02 's worth.
>
>Kevin Curran wrote:
>> Ta Da!!, I revived the OB425's using fresh double AA's overnight.  
>> Thank you all for your suggestions.  This list, even in its moribund 
>> phase, gets things done.  Thank you all. 
>>
>My word, Kevin...Moribund?  Shame on you - It's called _'hibernating'_  
>- just waiting for a new spring. <VBG>
>
>OK, with - finally- those new (old hat) netbooks finally popping up, WE 
>are the ones that survived the long winter on
>our OB's, and know what those things really should do. Evolution 
>apparently finally caught up after 15 years, with ASUS
>reviving the concept that HP discarded, (Although PSION tried to keep 
>alive with it's NetBook, but the CE handheld concept
>requires it's own hackers, e.g. on http://www.hpcfactor.com et al. - and 
>oh yes, we run Linux on our HP Jornada's now, and
>our NEC 900C's handhelds )
>
>And still - running a lean DSL Linux on an OB800CT with refurbished 
>batteries and a 4GB CF card in lieu of a hard disk,
>( Total refurbish cost about $40) keeps it well up with the new 
>netbooks. Now why doesn't my pop-up mouse work yet in DSL...
>Anyway, I still have instant-on, now on a mixed W95/Linux system. And it 
>even has WIFI/WPA (under DSL that is).
>
>Michel
>PS: (still there) and still in love with good old hardware
>
>- OB 425, 600C, 800CT 166/80MB
>- 95LX, 100LX, 200LX, 700LX
>- Jornada 720 with Jlime linux, Nec 900C with cmonex rom and/or jlime 
>henchman linux
>- more older antiques waiting for display room: Epson PX-8 etc...
>
>PPS: Oh yes, my first PC ( really Personal Computer) was the 
>university's DEC PDP-8 in a corner
>of the computer center of the Math building.
>wholly personal, with big 8KB of memory, a real teletype ASR-33 for 
>input and output,
>and with real DecTape random access storage to load FOCAL.
>In 1972 much better than the faster CDC/Cyber; no waiting in line, 
>punching cards
>and waiting for the batch output...
>Oh, those memories of REAL cut-and-paste (papertape FYI).....
>( I don't miss any of it though, there are so much new toys to play 
>with, or old toys to
>keep alive for a 57 year old hacker....)
>
>PPPS:  Finally - coming back to the OB425: Where elsewhere do we find a 
>real PC running on 4 AA's?
>and with those new 3000mAh  AA NiMh batteries it runs forever.
>And my OB800 now has a 4400mAh Li-Ion now....
>
>
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