8 Aug
2006
8 Aug
'06
6:49 p.m.
Adrian Graham wrote:
On 9/8/06 00:15, "Don" <THX1138 at
dakotacom.net> wrote:
Apologies. I had thought "repurposed" was pretty much a
run-of-the-mill term -- especially when applied to older
machines!
Take an old IA1 and "repurpose" it as a digital picture frame.
Take an old generic PC and repurpose it as a router.
Take an old PDA and repurpose it as an MP3 player.
etc.
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?'