My Panasonic Toughbook CF-T1 (PIII-800mhz) is finally retired and gone for good. I have given to a client in exchange for his believed fragile bracket in the IBM Thinkpad 380 repaired by me. His model is Pentium III-300mhz with 64mb increased to 128mb including changed slim cdwriter replaced by me 1 year ago. His fragile body broke at the sides and I helped putting epoxy and painted with black permanent marker to conceal which was reasonable to my thought. The bracket I must admit it was not damaged by my own hands. How can I, being a gifted service man destroy it without any valid reasons and having it being in serviceable conditions? How can I let him believe when he insists? I would rather let him win this time. It is not the first time my heart allows but for quite a few times I would rather take a step back to see them win or so called "having" temporary joy.
However, I was surprised at his response that he considered ugly. He points his colleagues would laugh at his laptop because of this plight. I offered to replace him with my own and succeeded pacifying him. Anyway, the panasonic reconditioned laptop was purchased at reviewed friendship price and the USB is 1.1 (12mbps) throughput which is slow. Nevertheless, the unit is super small and light-weight having made in Japan with precision. I had spent night till morning taking out the 2.5" notebook Toshiba drive and reloading win98 followed by windows xp. No money I get in return but a mistake and an expensive lesson I've learnt.
The morale of the story points I should not let believe that the client will accept what I believe will be good for them. What rights do I have to decide what they should do when their saliva is different, their colour is different, their body is different and smell too. I should give them a choice to decide. It will be proper.
It is my memorable mistake. I could have given the notebook to those in need.
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