tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13562046.post112808594524855844..comments2023-10-30T10:31:52.321+00:00Comments on Infinitives Unsplit: A catflap momentTim Worstallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13161727860817121071noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13562046.post-1128442771570304832005-10-04T17:19:00.000+01:002005-10-04T17:19:00.000+01:00Hmmm: I remember them: you will see from my next p...Hmmm: I remember them: you will see from my next post that I am not stranger to the Armada series (that is an old M700 "cast off" of mine that Lady P-G is using to write her book).<BR/><BR/>I also remember being very jealous of those little dinky M300s. The battery pack was indeed a cylindrical module at the back which could be turned to mimic raising the keyboard. It was never strong enough to act as a handle though.<BR/><BR/>And as for the Aunt Minnies. A good point, but then Mac OS X is basically a GUI on top of a fairly straight BSD distribution, so.....The Pedant-Generalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08738418480281658868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13562046.post-1128439473179702032005-10-04T16:24:00.000+01:002005-10-04T16:24:00.000+01:00That batteries-in-the-handle thing isn't new, some...That batteries-in-the-handle thing isn't new, some old Compaq Armadas had it years ago.<BR/><BR/>Compaq (RIP!) also experimented with integrated power supplies, but heat dissipation was always a problem - ie, lots of them caught fire.<BR/><BR/>That said, it looks a really neat little thing. <BR/><BR/>I'll be interested to hear how the real Aunt Minnies get on with Linux though.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com