Leo Fellmann wrote, On 21/04/07 23:42:
> In two days I've got to hand in a large bit of coursework. At this most
> appropriate of all moments, my thinkpad's power supply decides it's
> tired of being a power supply and would rather be a bird. All it does
> now is chirp.
The power supply for my company notebook did that when I arrived in
India on my last trip.
> ( Of course you only notice this when a battery warning pops up and you
> think "That's strange, I thought I plugged it in". So the battery is
> flat
The battery on my old company notebook was pretty much fried already, so
I only had 5 minutes of battery life anyway.
> and although I did get some stuff off it first, there's going to be
> /something/ I've forgotten.)
Of course.
> This particular model (56 W) is only sold nowadays by about three
> retailers in the country. All of whom want three weeks to deliver it.
> Getting one on ebay (actually on ricardo.ch) will take at least half a
> week as well.
igo, Targus and others do "universal" power supplies. Probably worth you
checking them out in terms of price/availability. Since you only need a
small PSU the cheaper ones should do. Make sure you check your exact
model is sup****ted though, some manufacturers changes PSUs between
models with almost identical numbers.
> But! As I'm feeling slightly depressed, not in the least because of 40+
> page requirement do***ents, here's something that never fails to cheer
> me up and that I thought I might share: the worst fantasy story ever.
> http://www.dcs.gla.ac.uk/SF-Archives/Misc/eyeargon.html
>
> Reduces me to giggles almost every time I read a chapter. It's quite
> quotable too.
It's terrible all right.
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Flash Gordon
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