[geeks] Speaking of the ASUS Eee

[Lionel Peterson]

>From: Shannon Hendrix <shannon at widomaker.com>
>Date: 2007/12/01 Sat PM 02:46:01 CST
>To: The Geeks List <geeks at sunhelp.org>
>Subject: Re: [geeks] Speaking of the ASUS Eee

>On Nov 30, 2007, at 10:49 PM, hike wrote:
>
>> For serious work, use the USB with a USB keybaord and mouse.
>> But why fix it when you can complain?
>
>Wonderful idea.  Let's take a *PORTABLE* computer and "fix it" by  
>making it non-portable.
>
>The machine is fine for some uses, but if you need a keyboard, look  
>elsewhere.
>
>> I have a friend who writes books (that are commercially published)  
>> on a
>> PDA's keyboard.
>
>He's probably the same guy a friend of mine's mother's boyfriend read  
>about who repairs ships for the US Navy using a soldering iron and a  
>pair of pliers.

I think this fellow cut his teeth repairing Coast Guard Cutters:

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/12/09/us/09ship.html

Lionel