Word: powerbooks
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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David W. Harrison '97 says he gets irritated during reading period when Powerbook users ignore the "million signs" posted by libraries restricting laptop" use to certain areas...
...really makes it hard to study," says Harrison, who wonders if Powerbook users lack the requisite reading skills to understand the restriction signs...
...Using a Powerbook can make the users as uncomfortable as those around them. Some students say that when they take out their portable computers, people treat them as though they have a mile form of leprosy...
...Powerbook user Edith A. Replogle '96 says she gets "dirty looks" when she uses her collapsible computer in the proper areas of the library...
Replogle says she is so self-conscious about her Powerbook that she sometimes feels guilty using it even when no one else is around. And Peggy H. Nguyen '94, who uses her Powerbook to take notes in lecture, says some students purposely avoid sitting next to her because she is carrying a Powerbook...