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From: thaw@pixar.UUCP (Tom Williams)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.laptops
Subject: Re: GRID impressions, addendum
Message-ID: <8494@pixar.UUCP>
Date: 10 Jan 90 21:49:15 GMT
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willis@violet.berkeley.edu (Willis Johnson) writes:

>By the way, GRID does not claim that you can check their computer as
>luggage, nor do they claim that you can drop them from a height of 4
>feet.  Past experience with large purchases has led me to do destructive
>testing of test units when I know that the selected model will be
>treated roughly.  My experiece has been that MOST manufacturers 
>lie about SOME PART of their product's specs.
>Willis Johnson
>willis@violet.berkeley.edu

Nonetheless, in a previous life I witnessed GRID systems that
were developed for customers who did a LOT worse than dropping
the computer from 4 feet. Apparently, the GRID's were one of
the only canidates which could take the field abuse that was
required.  These systems are tough little cookies.

                        -thaw-

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