In the mist of the Lombard, I just has to write an article on my soon to be outdated Wallstreet. This one is about the Wallstreet in the coach class of two different Northwestern airplanes, a DC-9 and a Boeing 727. Here is my expedition on paper.
We boarded the DC-9 to Memphis with few hassles -- airport security did not even make me start up my computer. Interesting but that is what you get when you live in a little redneck town. The airport has something like 12 gates. Impossible to get lost, even if you are blind.
So we were on the plane. I decided to pop out Worms, a fun little blow-up game made by Team 17, and I began to enjoy my playtime. Of course, I turned down the brightness so it would not take up too much battery. The display is one of the main factors in the battery drainage so turning it a couple notches down gives you an extra fifteen to thirty minutes. Then, of course, the hard disk spun down (turned off) and that got me about ten more minutes. Battery power is a constant struggle with a laptop, as you really need two batteries and I am stuck with one.
Fortunately, I was on one of those new planes and it had a jack to connect the modem to if I was to go online. The rates, though, are enormous at something like 3 cents a minute [It costs that much here in the UK at home Goddamn BT! - Ed]. Do not plan to do any Internet research without paying a bundle.
Next, we were in Memphis for one hour waiting for our plane to Denver. This was interesting enough, as my Book was incredibly high on battery. I was very surprised and thankful. The wait proved to have no interesting moments.
The next plane trip (the one I am on as I write the article) wasn't very interesting either. I played a few more rounds of Worms and started typing this article. Did I forget to mention that typing in coach is NOT FUN? Guess I did. Well lets talk about it. It is warm (as is the bottom of my Book), it is scrunched and it is not very comfortable. I made it through with my life and my Book, luckily.
Overall, the Book travels very well. Much better than my dads Dell Inspiration box. It is not very cool. By the way, I got 12 stares for the record. Cool, huh?
By Peter Pienkowski
MakOSX@aol.com