[time-nuts] Question for the cesium nuts.

[Poul-Henning Kamp]

In message <07p9035spl6t2sjaa9fid5bqtscmdhibfi at 4ax.com>, Neon John writes:

>Any other "grey beard" here ever see HP's calculator promotional show
>that they staged on campuses?  The one where the rep hurled Brand T or
>C against the wall and of course, it splattered.  Then he hurls an
>HP-35 or -45 the same way and it just bounces a little and keeps right
>on working.

Best demo ever was the Grid Tempest laptops. They'd throw them out of
2nd floor windows, run them over with their cars, pour coffee into them
("if you use more than two lumps of sugar or cream, you should rinse
so it will not start to smell")

Poul-Henning

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