Comments on: Auction of laptop used by Clinton to email John Glenn in space http://boingboing.net/2012/10/29/auction-of-laptop-used-by-clin.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Sat, 25 May 2013 14:12:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: the damned fool http://boingboing.net/2012/10/29/auction-of-laptop-used-by-clin.html#comment-1568721 the damned fool Tue, 30 Oct 2012 03:44:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=190656#comment-1568721 I have an Apple Newton, circa '95 if anyone is interested.  It can send and receive faxes, email and surf the web using a PCMCIA 56.6 Kb/ps modem. Selling for much less than $125K.  Hey, I'll even throw in a hard copy issue of the indie 'zine "bOING bOING" with an article about how to use ARCHie, and FTP to "get high weirdness" using DOS. I have an Apple Newton, circa ’95 if anyone is interested.  It can send and receive faxes, email and surf the web using a PCMCIA 56.6 Kb/ps modem. Selling for much less than $125K.  Hey, I’ll even throw in a hard copy issue of the indie ‘zine “bOING bOING” with an article about how to use ARCHie, and FTP to “get high weirdness” using DOS.

]]> By: nixiebunny http://boingboing.net/2012/10/29/auction-of-laptop-used-by-clin.html#comment-1568545 nixiebunny Mon, 29 Oct 2012 22:44:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=190656#comment-1568545 I have a receipt from 1997 for 32MB of RAM that cost $750. I'm going to the store today to buy 16GB for $120. Go figure. I have a receipt from 1997 for 32MB of RAM that cost $750. I’m going to the store today to buy 16GB for $120. Go figure.

]]> By: Eric Rucker http://boingboing.net/2012/10/29/auction-of-laptop-used-by-clin.html#comment-1568538 Eric Rucker Mon, 29 Oct 2012 22:41:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=190656#comment-1568538 As far as I can tell, the machine is a Satellite Pro 405CS (I think I can make that out on the display bezel, and it looks identical to the 405CSes that I owned). That means it was about a 3 year old machine when this happened. Pentium 75, proprietary RAM module, 8 MiB on the motherboard, 8 to 32 in the module slot. As far as I can tell, the machine is a Satellite Pro 405CS (I think I can make that out on the display bezel, and it looks identical to the 405CSes that I owned).

That means it was about a 3 year old machine when this happened.

Pentium 75, proprietary RAM module, 8 MiB on the motherboard, 8 to 32 in the module slot.

]]> By: oasisob1 http://boingboing.net/2012/10/29/auction-of-laptop-used-by-clin.html#comment-1568468 oasisob1 Mon, 29 Oct 2012 21:30:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=190656#comment-1568468 Too much time travel up in here. Too much time travel up in here.

]]> By: Petzl http://boingboing.net/2012/10/29/auction-of-laptop-used-by-clin.html#comment-1568403 Petzl Mon, 29 Oct 2012 20:37:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=190656#comment-1568403 To quote L. Skywalker: "What a piece of  <i>junk</i>!" To quote L. Skywalker: “What a piece of  junk!”

]]> By: David Pescovitz http://boingboing.net/2012/10/29/auction-of-laptop-used-by-clin.html#comment-1568349 David Pescovitz Mon, 29 Oct 2012 20:01:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=190656#comment-1568349 Correct. Clumsy finger on my part. And in fact, the auction lister made the same typo in the listing. Thanks! Correct. Clumsy finger on my part. And in fact, the auction lister made the same typo in the listing. Thanks!

]]> By: kartwaffles http://boingboing.net/2012/10/29/auction-of-laptop-used-by-clin.html#comment-1568344 kartwaffles Mon, 29 Oct 2012 19:55:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=190656#comment-1568344  Are you sure? 1988 was right around the time when Al Gore invented the internet.  Are you sure? 1988 was right around the time when Al Gore invented the internet.

]]> By: royaltrux http://boingboing.net/2012/10/29/auction-of-laptop-used-by-clin.html#comment-1568339 royaltrux Mon, 29 Oct 2012 19:49:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=190656#comment-1568339 I have a laptop from about 1988 and it is a considerably more primitive, DOS-only affair. Made by Zenith. 1998 is when Glenn flew on the shuttle. I have a laptop from about 1988 and it is a considerably more primitive, DOS-only affair. Made by Zenith. 1998 is when Glenn flew on the shuttle.

]]> By: matt6666 http://boingboing.net/2012/10/29/auction-of-laptop-used-by-clin.html#comment-1568325 matt6666 Mon, 29 Oct 2012 19:44:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=190656#comment-1568325 um clinton was elected in 1992... something is wrong with this post. um clinton was elected in 1992… something is wrong with this post.

]]> By: Steve Stein http://boingboing.net/2012/10/29/auction-of-laptop-used-by-clin.html#comment-1568326 Steve Stein Mon, 29 Oct 2012 19:44:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=190656#comment-1568326 1998. 1998.

]]> By: Antlan http://boingboing.net/2012/10/29/auction-of-laptop-used-by-clin.html#comment-1568324 Antlan Mon, 29 Oct 2012 19:43:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=190656#comment-1568324 1988, Clinton wasn't President then... 1988, Clinton wasn’t President then…

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