[ltp] Valence Technology battery update: the replacement arrives, and runs.

[Michelle Klein-Hass]

So far so good. No high-pitched whining, no Vegas light display, no cutting 
out after 2 seconds runtime.

I will keep the list posted, because a viable, affordable battery pack 
alternative would be a Very Good Thing (TM) for those keeping 600e ThinkPads 
alive.

Oh yeah...as far as the Lenovo news goes...this is a sad day for the IBM 
ThinkPad legacy. Even if I won the CA Lottery tomorrow, I wouldn't buy a new 
ThinkPad. 

Oh did I mention my new skunk-works project? My friend Chad Page gave me a 
headless ThinkPad 570 as a Chanukah gift. The old 10GB drive that was in my 
600e is now in the 570. It's going to be a server. Going to install Debian 
Sarge (no Sid) on it, and run web, sftp and maybe some other stuff. Yes it 
will be accessible, at least on Port 80.

I will be buying a twin to this to serve as a new firewall. I've got NICs on 
order from eBay. My husband is going to build a rack for these two headless 
machines (think something like where you put your washed dishes after you 
wash them) out of wood so they can stand upright and have a very small 
footprint, and use the AC Adapters as ballast to make sure the rack isn't 
tippy.

So yeah, I now have two ThinkPads. And soon, I will have three. And they will 
all get a lot of use. The ThinkPad might be dead, but ThinkPads live on, 
dammit!

Courage,
Michelle
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Michelle Klein-Hass
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