On February 24 2002, Laurent Daudelin <nemesys_at_cox.rr.com> wrote:
>
>on 24/02/02 22:18, David Golden at ikondave_at_charter.net wrote:
>
>> on 2/24/02 8:58 PM, Rolf Brakvatne at rbrak29_at_qwest.net wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> Hello,
>>>
>>> I just got back from a trip to discover that my 2100 from GEM had
>>> arrived.
>>>
>>> Not having had a 2100 (this is not the upgrade), here are my first
>>> impressions :
>>>
>>> 1. The unit appears in good (used) condition.
>>>
>>> 2. Screen has a half inch crack (not a scratch) in the lower portion of
>>> the screen (Problem? Can the screen be replaced?)
>>>
>>> 3. One of the two rear cover holding clasps is missing (Anywhere I can
>>> get another?)
>>>
>>> 4. The battery appears to be OK, just needs to be cycled a few times.
>>>
>>> 5. Under memory info, it shows internal memory of 3984K. I thought the
>>> 2100 had 8000K
>>> memory??
>>>
>>> RB
>>>
>> If I were you, I would try to get GEM to let you send that MP back in
>> exchange for one in better condition. A cracked screen is more then a =
mere
>> cosmetic problem. The replacement cost ( parts and labor ) could easily =
run
>> $100 (?). I'd be interested in what some of the more knowledgeable list
>> members think.
>
>I would definitely call GEM and get it replaced. You can't do anything =
with
>a cracked screen and I'm pretty sure that the touchscreen is totally
>inoperative.
>
>The Apple repair, which is the only way to get the screen replaced, unless
>Calvin Grier comes with his replacements, runs at $180 plus shipping, =
which
>might be more expensive than what this user paid initially to GEM to get
>this 2100.
Hi Laurent,
does Apple still do screen replacements??? If so, could you give me a link, =
adress?
Thanks, Matze
>Again, I would definitely call GEM and *REQUEST* a replacement.
>
>-Laurent.
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>Logiciels Nemesys Software mailto:nemesys_at_cox.rr.com
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>Brooks's Law prov.: "Adding manpower to a late software project makes it
>later" -- a result of the fact that the expected advantage from splitting
>development work among N programmers is O(N) (that is, proportional to N),
>but the complexity and communications cost associated with coordinating =
and
>then merging their work is O(N^2) (that is, proportional to the square of
>N). The quote is from Fred Brooks, a manager of IBM's OS/360 project and
>author of "The Mythical Man-Month" (Addison-Wesley, 1975, ISBN
>0-201-00650-2), an excellent early book on software engineering.
>
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