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Taft
Nov 5, 2002, 05:11 PM
The case of the bio-hazardous Thinkpad...

http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/28/27946.html

I wonder how they determined there was a biological substance on the notebook.

Taft


cubist
Nov 5, 2002, 05:24 PM
They wouldn't work on it at all - and they won't tell him what it is!:D
Mr. Anderson
Nov 5, 2002, 07:36 PM
Maybe a roach crawled in and fried, doesn't make any sense. And there's no follow up. Damn funny, but I'd love to know what it was. The first thing I would have done after getting a return like that would be to open the thing up and see if I could find anything.

D
eyelikeart
Nov 6, 2002, 08:49 AM
he he he...that's pretty interesting...I wish they provided more background information to this story...may give a hint of what actually was going on?

I doubt a fried roach or any insect would do that. I'm thinking along the lines of maybe some dropping/excrement? Did his cat pee in it? Is HE emitting hazardous biological material himself?

Oh the horror!!! :eek: :D ;)
coolocity
Nov 7, 2002, 10:46 AM
My thinkpad smells funny.. this isa thinkpad campus, everyone has one. Often after being on overnight it smells like it's burning. My friend down the hall often checks his G4 tower - just to make sure. ;)

- John
Taft
Nov 11, 2002, 03:55 PM
They fixed it! This is still a weird one. He doesn't say what caused them to think there was a bio hazard on his Thinkpad.

http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/28/28030.html

Taft
barkmonster
Nov 11, 2002, 04:13 PM
Could be a biological hazard, I mean a team of IBM technicians down with the flu this close to christmas break wouldn't be a good thing would it!
BenderBot1138
Nov 11, 2002, 04:56 PM
Who would say that Thinkpads also Sound and Look like cr*ppy machines...

I wouldn't dare to say that those Thinkpads Stink ... but ...

Does anyone doubt that those Thinkpads really are Rotten machines...

... ahhhhh.... that's enough ... :D