> Some searching around will provide estimates that the usefulness of those > notebooks will not be fully achieved at the current sticker price of $140. > Most estimates say that providing the necessary infrastructure will raise > the cost per notebook to approximately $1k. I just love these "estimates". Best Buy seems to be able to deliver a Toshiba laptop to my city for $249 out the door: http://www.bestbuy.com/site//olspage.jsp?id=pcmcat104300050017&type=category Perhaps these "estimators" are using a subsidiary of KBR as their shipper: http://www.halliburtonwatch.org/news/deyoung.html Gobble gobble! Cheerful regards, Bob -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist