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 n.— «Well my PC-laptop system cost admittedly $1400…but I can do serious graphics. Have unix. Install an Xclient and run my lappy top off of SLIP.» —“Re: More advice about the Powerbook 100″ by eh1s+@andrew.cmu.edu (Edwin Huang) Usenet: comp.sys.laptops July 15, 1992. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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