dropped SAT

[Jim Coleman, Sr.]

Hi Joseph:

Remember that Mac 2300 I showed you when we were waiting together in
the airport for our flights? Well, this summer on my way back from the
Convention I foolishly decided to check in my tool kit which holds my
2300 next to the valise part of my case. When I got home, to my dismay,
I found the screen had been cracked. It cost me $500 to get the lid and
screen replaced at MacResQ. It works fine now, but my total investment in
that computer is now over $5000 (extra CDrom, memory, PC Emulator etc.).
I can't afford to sell it now. I have dropped my SATs a few times and
they still run. My SAT III was in the same case as the MAC.

Well, just another story to keep our readers awake at night.

I trust things are still going well with you. It's nice to see your posts
from time to time.

Jim Coleman, Sr.

On Sun, 14 Nov 1999, Joseph Alkana wrote:

> 
> 
> Vanderhoofven wrote:
> 
> > Dear Friends,
> >
> > There was a thread a while back about how long an Accu-Tuner would last vs.
> > how long a lap-top computer would last.
> >
> > On Thursday morning, I accidently knocked my SAT II off the top of a 45"
> > studio piano when putting tools away.  One corner of the casing has a crack
> > about an inch long, but the Accu-Tuner is still working just fine.  If I
> > was using a lap-top computer, I would be shopping for a new computer about
> > now!
> >
> > Thanks to Dr. Sanderson for designing Accu-Tuners so well!
> >
> > David Vanderhoofven
> > Joplin, MO
> 
> David,
> Not so fast my blue box friend :-)
> 
> I have had two "accidents" with two laptops, both of which have survived severe
> mistreatment. My Apple 1400 took a header off a 52 incher. Wiped out two
> hammers, dented the key upstop and fell to the floor with a horrendous crash.
> The screen looked terrible for a while, but after shutting down and starting up
> again, everything was fine. Another instance is the Sony VAIO windows platform
> computer I have which has a metal case and extra internal cushioning , I
> understand, so that you can pack it just about anywhere. In their literature
> they speak of taking it in a backpack. Not all computers, you see, are the
> wimps  some would suspect they are.
> 
> Joseph Alkana  RPT
> 
>