[ale] OT: Squandering thousands in one step...

[Chuck Huber]

On Tue, Jan 28, 2003 at 09:55:51PM -0500, Jonathan Rickman wrote:
> On 28 Jan 2003, James P. Kinney III wrote:
> 
> > If the screen is intact and apparently working well, you are very lucky!
> >
> 
> Overall, they take a beating surprisingly well though, regardless of how
> flimsy they may seem.

AN ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.  I have done exactly
this same thing in the past.  My 5-year-old Gateway Solo managed to
survive.  Having learned that lesson, I purposely broke off the clip
that holds the RJ-45 in its socket.  That way if you DO trip over it,
or the dog runs through the house, the most you will loose is a TCP
connection.  The down side is obvious but is justified.

Just a thought.

Enjoy,
    - Chuck

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