6 Aug
2004
6 Aug
'04
12:31 a.m.
Years before 9/11, Compaq gave me a clear-cased prototype of a notebook
computer with the strict warning to keep it out of public view. When airport
security in Houston asked me to take out my computer, I asked to do so in a
private area. That seemed to make them suspicious, and I was taken to a room
with three security personnel. They thought the computer was very strange,
and gave me a weird look when I explained the circumstances, but they
eventually let me through.
--Mike
----- Original Message -----
From: "evan" <evan947(a)yahoo.com>
To: <cctalk(a)classiccmp.org>
Sent: Friday, August 06, 2004 12:07 AM
Subject: Holy cow...
I just heard the very end of a TV news report, where
they said some
airport
terminal was shut down for hours today due to a bomb
scare. They
described the
potential bomb as a small, odd-looking box with wires
and various
electrical
parts. Then they said "It turned out to be an
antique microphone."
Which makes me wonder... has anyone here ever had a problem explaining
vintage
computers to airport security? When I flew out to VCF
last fall I
proactively
told the security officer that my bag contained
vintage calculators and
handheld computers, in case it looked odd to her in the X-Ray machine, but
she
looked at me with an expression of "Why the heck
do you think I'd care?"
LOL,
however that may be more of a comment on how poor the
airport security
hiring
rules are.
I'd like to hear some feedback, however, please let's NOT turn this into a
rambling thread about politics or any similar B.S....