Re: 486 laptop...

[Wayne Topa <brittman@capital.net>]

Karsten M. Self(kmself@ix.netcom.com) is reported to have said:
> on Tue, Mar 22, 2005 at 10:32:19PM -0500, Wayne Topa (brittman@capital.net) wrote:
> > Alvin Oga(aoga@ns.Linux-Consulting.com) is reported to have said:
> > > 
> > > On Tue, 22 Mar 2005, A. F. Cano wrote:
> > > 
> > > > On Tue, Mar 22, 2005 at 11:42:11AM -0800, Andrew Sackville-West wrote:
> > > > > I think plenty of people would love a simple laptop that just works -- I 
> > > > > agree a real lightweight wm with a simple editer like Nedit, a 
> > > > > lightweight browser and email client, what more could you really need? 
> > > 
> > > <tidbit>
> > > a local pc surplus store here ( haltek, santa clara ) has old 486 and 586
> > > etc class laptops on sale for $5 - $10 range
> > > </tidbit>
> > 
> > Alvin, where is local?  Their web page doesn't list them and I am
> > interested in a few, at that price.
> 
> Local == Silicon Valley.  They've got stores in Sacramento, CA, and
> Santa Rosa, CA, as well.

Thanks Karsten, I'll call both to see if I can get some shipped East.

Wayne
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