[TriLUG] [OT] I killed my laptop ...

[Marc Wiatrowski]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Matt Frye
> Sent: Friday, March 31, 2006 4:26 PM
> To: Triangle Linux Users Group discussion list
> Subject: Re: [TriLUG] [OT] I killed my laptop ...
> 
> > On Tue, 28 Mar 2006, Lisa Boyd wrote:
> > > This morning I spilled Coke on the corner of my laptop 
> (IBM Thinkpad
> > > T43). Do any of you know/recommend a place to get it 
> repaired? Or is
> > > it really toast?
> >
> On 3/29/06, Joseph Mack NA3T <jmack at wm7d.net> wrote:
> > there's very little in modern electronics that will have a
> > problem with (distilled) water or being dunked in Coke, if
> > it's turned off. Everthing is encapsulated in plastic
> > coating of some sort or other.
> 
> Normally, I would agree with this statement, but my experience with
> new-ish Thinkpads tells me differently.  In my case, my T42 came into
> intimate contact with ginger ale while en route to Dallas.  Within 30
> seconds, the screen flickered and the unit shut down...permanently.
> 

I'd have to agree, though mine took a little while.  Spilled some coffee
on the keyboard of a Dell, thought I dodged the bullet, but then a couple
hours later the hard drive died...  Don't ask if I used that time to do
a backup.  :(

marc