On 9/8/06 00:15, "Don" <THX1138 at dakotacom.net> wrote:
Pulled a Newton (110?) out of the trash today
(complete with power, faxmodem, carrying case, etc.)
Appears to work.
Can these be repurposed? Or, is it just an oversized,
underpowered "notepad"?
Apologies for this, but what sort of politically correct homogenised
saccharined Americanised word is 'repurposed'? I don't want to get off on a
rant here but I already thought the second-hand market was going nuts with
words like 'pre-owned' and 'pre-loved' but 'repurposed?'
We got in trouble last year because one of us had taken a bite off a
tortilla and, get this, DIPPED IT IN SOME SAUCE before taking another bite!
Horrors! The death dealing double dipper had struck! Plastic gloves all
round!
Oops, sorry, I went all Dennis Miller there. Dipping apologies all round,
move on, nothing to see here. Computers eh. Sorry Jay, something within me
snapped and I hope I can get it fixed without spending thousands on needless
medical insurance :)
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