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Article #123Re: [desperate]Using a laptop in a public place in Austin
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Date: Sun, 15 Nov 1998 00:00
Date: Sun, 15 Nov 1998 00:00
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Greetings.. On a UP note.. If you want a decent cup of coffee and a wonderful piece of pie Marrie Callenders is hard to beat. I realize that there are no connections however, the pie (and the food) makes up for it! Cheers, Gary Firefell wrote: > > In article <Oaa02.1560$9a7.726@news3.ispnews.com>, "Bob" <bvh@bigfoot.com> wrote: > >you also have the option of hooking it up to a cell phone. > > > >Christopher O'Connell wrote in message ... > >>In austin.internet tex_gecko@my-dejanews.com wrote: > >>> I'm hoping someone can help me. I have to work remotely this weekend and > >my > >>> house got trashed in the flooding. > >>> Is there a place, preferably a cafe or coffee shop, in Austin that allows > >one > >>> to plug in their laptop and dial up their ISP? > >> > >>I know Starbucks (specifically the one on Sixth & Congress), much as I > >>hate to recommend them for anything, has a couple dialup lines for people > >>to use with their laptops. You might check out Mojo's Daily Grind first, I > >>know you can plug in computers, but I don't know if they have lines > >>available. Besides, its cheaper and much more enjoyable. > >> > >>My sympathies on your house! > >>Kit > >> > Really, about Starsucks. I can't believe all those stupid yuppies > actually drink that terrible coffee. > It just goes to show, that there always has to be lots of someones to > make up a herd. > The coffee beans are cheap shit. They over-roast it to mask the > average to bad taste it would have otherwise. > The unique "taste" you get from bitter, overroasted beans, is > Starsucks. > And then they pay MORE for it! Sheeeesh. > > Where were these people when my car dealership was offering 1000$ > spiffs/bonuses on every new car lease I sold?
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