Richard Owlett wrote: > The local Staples has a sale on of overstocked laptops. There is a > selection of Lenovo [used the brand before] and HP [used their > instrumentation in the 70's] machines.
In 1999 HP spun off the test equipment business as Agilent Technologies. In 2001 they merged with Compaq. The resulting organization is much more Compaq than HP. I had some contact with Compaq's management philosophy in the 80s. I've generally avoided their products since (except when I can get them used at 90% off from university surplus). -- John Hasler [email protected] Elmwood, WI USA
