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    I'm Just Washing It

    Discussion in 'Panasonic' started by SiliconTi, Jul 11, 2010.

  1. SiliconTi

    SiliconTi Notebook Consultant

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    I came into the living room this afternoon to see my 3 year old son pouring water from his bottle onto my laptop - he was just washing it, he said.

    Good thing I only let him use the ToughBook!
     
    SiliconTi, Jul 11, 2010
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  2. Azrial

    Azrial Notebook Deity

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    Nice! I trust it came out no worst, for the lack of dirt and dust?
     
    Azrial, Jul 11, 2010
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  3. SiliconTi

    SiliconTi Notebook Consultant

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    Nope, just fine, as expected.
     
    SiliconTi, Jul 11, 2010
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  4. mnementh

    mnementh Crusty Ol' TinkerDwagon

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    *Sigh*

    My oscilloscope did not fare as well; it will need a new set of probes as my son has disassembled them and lost several key components.

    ARRRRRGGGHHHH!

    mnem
    *Judder* I love my son... I love my son... I love my son...
     
    mnementh, Jul 11, 2010
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  5. Shawn

    Shawn Crackpot Search Ninja and Options Whore

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    How many things did we "Help" or dads with as we grew up?
     
    Shawn, Jul 11, 2010
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  6. onirakkiss

    onirakkiss Notebook Deity

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    Really nice :) Had u told him the story from the dishwasher to a millionaire?

    The grounding of my knowledge of today started in the earliest childhood, as I disassembled and tried to reassemble any technical device in my range, for the happiness of my parents. So a toughbook is very good for children, which want to know, where the pointer is jumping, if they touch the screen and whip them off the desk. But if this child is like I was...a toughbook has also screws on his body :-D
     
    onirakkiss, Jul 12, 2010
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  7. gmgfarrand

    gmgfarrand Notebook Evangelist

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    I kinda wish they had a Toughbook style netbook, then I'd get my daughter one...
    I'd let her play with the TB, but she'd get MAN-ARMS from carrying it and could break her little feet if she dropped it..
     
    gmgfarrand, Jul 12, 2010
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  8. crazycanuk

    crazycanuk Notebook Virtuoso

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    how old is your daughter, I have 2 of them with toughbooks ( a cf-18mk4 and a cf-29mk4 )

    and there was the occasional dropping on toes when they were younger
     
    crazycanuk, Jul 12, 2010
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  9. Toughbook

    Toughbook Drop and Give Me 20!

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    What.... You want the little girl to wear corrective shoes the rest of her life? ;)
     
    Toughbook, Jul 12, 2010
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  10. gmgfarrand

    gmgfarrand Notebook Evangelist

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    She's 18 months and can't resist pounding on keyboards, or messing with my ipod touch, so she's gonna need stuff of her own I'm guessing fairly shortly. ;)
     
    gmgfarrand, Jul 13, 2010
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  11. interestingfellow

    interestingfellow Notebook Deity

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    God, I'd love to see a ToughPhone! I'm tired of fragile touchscreen ppc phones!

    I want magnesium dernit!!!!
     
    interestingfellow, Jul 13, 2010
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  12. gmgfarrand

    gmgfarrand Notebook Evangelist

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    You could get the Magellan Tough Case if you have an iphone...
     
    gmgfarrand, Jul 13, 2010
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  13. Rob

    Rob Toughbook Aficionado

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    So what bout your carpet? Not concerned that he dumped a whole bottle of water on the carpet? lol
     
    Rob, Jul 13, 2010
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  14. Pinecone

    Pinecone Notebook Consultant

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    Toughphone exists, it's called the CF-P2 :p
     
    Pinecone, Jul 13, 2010
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  15. Rob

    Rob Toughbook Aficionado

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    To bad it has Windoze mobile '03 on it! :(
     
    Rob, Jul 13, 2010
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  16. interestingfellow

    interestingfellow Notebook Deity

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    OMG, I have to buy one. It will be my next frivolous purchase, when I have a few dollars lying around. Time to go do some research.

    But, I was refering to something a little newer, maybe with 3g (or more than just 1 band for the US) and/or a real keyboard.
     
    interestingfellow, Jul 13, 2010
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  17. Wyrm73

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    They have to have steel toe boots for toddlers somewhere (probably in pink too). They have everything else on the internet. :D
     
    Wyrm73, Jul 13, 2010
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    47-52 Notebook Enthusiast

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    look into the cf-t1/2/4 series... they are very netbookish... and a bit more rugged... though not water proof at all I dont suspect parts are easy to get... and they only go for about 100 on ebay in their simple form (cf-t2 900mhz pentium mobile with 256 ram) new panasonic batteries can be had for about 15 dollars... real batteries too... not junked ones.
     
    47-52, Jul 15, 2010
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