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Re: ((TPall) Trackpoint caps
On Wed, 12 Nov 97 10:47:23 HST, David Ross wrote:
>Rich wrote:
>>
>> chintzy that folks try to monge a free trackpoint cap? or that IBM won't
>> replace a consumable anymore? ;-)
>
>Chintzy? Monge? IBM used to replace these for free as a matter of policy; see
>http://ike.engr.washington.edu/arch/usenet/ps2/9501.2/msg00039.html
>for example. I was merely trying to save them postage. Perhaps you think
>I'm trying to rip off the Post Office!
>
>I hate it when people other than me are snide:-)
>
>- David
>
>
You mean save them .01 ounces or something ridiculously low like that? Give me a break.
Actually, I forgot to take mine off the first time, but the second time, I got a new one only because
they replaced the keyboard. Which they might have to do again, whenever I get a backup machine.
Now let's go on to real topics - what's going on with the 701 upgrade thread?
Paul