02/18/2010 03:15:15 PM EST

Alan, While reading “The resiliency of old computers” in SD Times Feb 15 issue, page 30, I recalled some of the obsolete hardware I put to use due to different circumstances. Some examples: - A Compaq laptop (x386 CPU, 80MB HDD, 4MB or 8MB RAM) in the year 2000, which I configured for my friend’s mother for typing, email, and messenger (Windows 3.11, MS Word 2.0); - A Halibut notebook (DX 486) same year for the same friend’s mother in low for the same purpose; - My old Thinkpad 570e (bought in 2000, P3-450, 10GB HDD, 320MB RAM, Windows 2000, Office 2000) that my mother still uses for typing and microphoto editing in her lab (the key - she does not use it for internet browsing); - My beloved Portege 7200CTe that I retired last February (bought in 2001, P3-600, 320MB RAM, 8MB dedicated video, 40GB 7200rpm HDD - the secret weapon). Back in 2005, this baby was running QTP 6.5 better than a Dell Inspiron with P4 CPU and 1GB of RAM. I could continue the list; nevertheless, I am not sure I understood what the purpose of the article was. Many mobile devices and netbooks have less power than the Dell or the Fujitsu you mentioned. And that is the people that make the job done, not the devices. Don’t you want to elaborate? Thank you, Levon Abrahamyan

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