Re: [NTLK] ser-001

From: Gerstein, Sam (Sam.Gerstein_at_Streamserve.Com)
Date: Tue Jul 08 2003 - 10:36:07 PDT


Is this really representative? My impression is that the group that has had
the interconnect port fail is very much the minority- not to say that it's
not somewhat fragile, but if handled cautiously it seems to do just fine.
Of course wrenching the dongle to the side will break the connector off the
board, but it will do the same to the add-on port (it's true that the dongle
is larger than the connector on, e.g. the end of the keyboard cable)
A good argument for the SER-001 is that with it you simply don't need to
carry the dongle around! One less thing to lose and to hassle with.
/Sam

btw, Ed, your sig is hilarious. :)

> I think the correct question should be: "Who doesn't
> use a SER-001 and why don't you?"
> With the flakeyness of the Dongle port, it is not a
> matter of "if" but instead "when" the port will fail.
> Chances are it will fail at the moment of most
> need...and it's not repairable...at least, not
> permanently.
> So, if you don't have a SER-001, then that's like
> skydiving and not being really sure that the pack on
> your back actually has a parachute!
> Ed
> =====
> "Liberals don't care about the environment. The core of
> environmentalism is a hatred for mankind. They want mass
> infanticide, zero population growth, reduced standards of
> living and vegetarianism. Most crucially, they want Americans
> to stop with their infernal deodorant use. "
> - Anne Coulter Op Ed piece on Global Warming

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