On Mon, 2011-07-11 at 16:49 -0400, Bill Strosberg wrote: > Francis: > > Given the ridiculously low cost of entry level laptops, would you not be > better to buy a new one and keep the old one as a headless server? > Entry level laptops today are better than the firebreathing monsters of > three years ago. Bought a laptop for my wife during Boxing day sales > for $400 and it is better than the one I paid $1.7K for five years ago. > Three reasons. First, the laptop is fairly new and I rather like it. Second, the replacement screen comes in around $85 including tax and shipping. Finally, I've already got plenty of hardware lying around. > Just a thought. Repairing an old one can't be cheap, it's not current > already, and you are still going to end up without real warranty. > I've got sufficient knowledge and experience that I can do it myself. > Given your long history with the list, did this happen during one of > your epic battles with heathens? Did your temper get the better of you? Well, no. It was a simple accident when I closed the lid on top of a USB stick. I am not discounting the possibility, however, of a daemon summoned forth by some heathen, infidel, heretic or apostate to cause me to have a moment of distraction that resulted in the aforementioned accident. >>>---fja->