On Thu, 22 Jan 2004 16:09:08 -0500, Sean McBride wrote:
>In article <100vo2dmeoap42f@corp.supernews.com>,
> "ExpatNL" wrote:
>
>> labtop? no way!
>
>I don't have one, and certainly won't buy one for this reason.
You sound pretty down on laptops. I visit Central/South A. for a couple
of months each year and I would enjoy the trip a lot less without my
laptop. I bought a cheap second-hand P2 just for this purpose.
In addition to taking care of all my pictures it gives me the ability
to write long emails to a floppy disk for quick sending in a cafe. This
results in lower costs. I can edit my photos and send them to
friends as attachments to these e-mails. I can print out color
copies at almost any cafe and give prints to my host family.
I have Vocabulous with all its word files so I can build my vocabulary
while I sit around the house. Also I have some favorite games to
play when I get tired of Vocabulous.
I just make room for it in my carry-on luggage and I have never had
the slightest problem at the aduanas. I am very careful to not just
leve it lying around tho, I am sure it would disappear in an unguarded
minute.
--
Jack from Taxacola (formerly Pensacola), Florida
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