From: Michael A. Terrell on

Green Xenon wrote:
>
> Hi: I'm the well know 'Radium' troll.




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Greed is the root of all eBay.
From: TTman on

"Green Xenon" <green_xenon1(a)n_o_s_p_a_m.yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> >"Green Xenon" <green_xenon1(a)n_o_s_p_a_m.yahoo.com> wrote in message
>>news:A_OdnYrzqcoBThjWnZ2dnUVZ_jadnZ2d(a)giganews.com...
>
>>> I'm looking for a laptop that:
>>> 1. Does not have any non-volatile RAM
>>
>
>>I don't think such a thing exists any more -- all modern laptops have some
>
>>flash ROM or battery-backed RAM to store their boot configuration. (The
> BIOS
>>itself is also nearly always flash ROM these days.)
>>
>
> Why don't they use mask-programmed ROM for the ROM and Twin-Transistor RAM
> for the RAM?

cos it costs too much and can't be modified, like everyone on this planet
wants to do....
who cares how the ram is made ???


>
> That would make the PC more secure?
>
>>> "The 802.11 Nickname field is a little-known feature of the wireless
> spec
>>> that sends your hostname to the AP. This is obviously bad."
>>
>
>>The above sounds obvious naive.
>>
>
> Why?


cos it does and you obviously have no idea.... :(


From: JW on
On Wed, 24 Feb 2010 19:34:20 -0600 "Green Xenon"
<green_xenon1(a)n_o_s_p_a_m.yahoo.com> wrote in Message id:
<A_OdnYrzqcoBThjWnZ2dnUVZ_jadnZ2d(a)giganews.com>:

[...]

>What is my best bet?

Look for a computer with some of these devices:
http://www.national.com/rap/files/datasheet.pdf
From: Capt. Cave Man on
On Fri, 26 Feb 2010 04:49:59 -0800 (PST), Greegor <greegor47(a)gmail.com>
wrote:

>Coprolalia Tourettes?


Did you have to look that up to get the entire name?
From: Greegor on
What IS the technical name of your condition, Green Xenon?

I asked nicely.