[ltp] How screwed am I?

[Ken Restivo]

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That rules!

OK, I hate spending money on things that instead could/should be fixed, but this is too damn good to pass up.

I'm gonna let the thing dry out, in the *hopes* that it comes back, but, in my heart I know the truth... it's dead, Jim.

Thanks!

- -ken
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On Thu, Jun 26, 2003 at 07:39:53PM +0000, brianweber4@attbi.com wrote:
> There are IBM Thinkpad 600s for sale now for $69.00!!
> 
>  http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?
> ViewItem&item=3420846018&ed=1056834414&ssPa
> geName=ADME:B:EOT:US:3
> 
> > You could help it to dry by removing the various drives - this also 
> > means that if water is slowly trickling through the system, your HDD 
> > (and data!) are less likely to get wet...
> > 
> > Richard
> > 
> > Ken Restivo wrote:
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> > > In a fit of pique, my daughter spilled a glass of water, some of which 
> > splashed onto my 600E.
> > > 
> > > The 600E immediately powered off. Fast, too, before I could unplug it and/or 
> > take the battery out.
> > > 
> > > At one time I owned laptops that had "dew detectors" on them, and would shut 
> > the thing off (and/or refuse to power on) if there was too much moisture 
> > detected. Do the TP's have these too? I'm hoping against all hope that the 
> > engineers at IBM thought this through and added some safety feature to power it 
> > off if it had too much moisture or condensation.
> > > 
> > > I am letting the thing dry now. Should I bother trying to power it back on 
> > again? Or, should I be heading straight to Ebay?
> > > 
> > > Thanks.
> > > 
> > > - -ken
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