On Tue, 18 May 2004 04:26:54 GMT, "Calif Bill"
wrote:

You can get a really nice Dell laptop, which also runs on DC for $700.

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That's true now, but not 2 years ago. I paid something like $300 for
mine and have gotten a lot of good usage out of it. It is serving as
the internet gateway and firewall for my home/office network as we
speak. It takes up almost no space compared to the footprint of a
laptop.