[P1] 12" PowerBook = G4 iBook?

[Mike Beede]

On Wednesday, Mar 12, 2003, at 18:35 US/Central, Jack Rodgers wrote:

>>> Conversely, when the PB first wakes up on a cold morning, the
>>> aluminum skin feels a lot colder than the iBook's polycarbonate.
>>> (Imagine that on your lap in the loo!)
>>
>> Now THERE is a vivid picture to share with the group :)
>
> Aluminum conducts heat and plastic is a better insulator which is why 
> the two books at the same room temperature feel different, the 
> aluminum sucks the heat right out of your finger tips.
>
> Another good reason for not buying plastic toilet seats.

I thought out of sensitivity to their owner's feelings we
had agreed to call them "clamshells."

	Mike

P.S., Actually I wish I still had mine.