1995 3 Months NYC A Jewel Eivissa Tree Abuse ECO Black Friday Bocadillo Danger! Estofado Sangria Rave Cannibis Camino Viejo Neutrinos Weather Roosters JCS The PM Plongeé Smila Customs O. J. Verdict 1995 Eivissa (Ibiza): Fish Monger A Roar MacWorld Padinkos Bye E, Hello GC Gran Canaria Where A Tour How Food Yumbo Las Palmas Playa 1995 Gran Canaria: Potpourri Norteños More Food Irishmen Heading Home USA With Dad Back at Home
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1995 Eivissa (Ibiza): Faxed Plea for Help
FAX to Ted @ *** (FAX +1-415-777-****)
Michael 'Mickey' Sattler, c/o ECO
Placa d'Espanya, s/n
E-07810 San Joan de Labritja
Eivissa / Beleares, Spain
Ted,
This has been a voyage of the damned. My PowerBook 520c is in Barcelona with a dead serial port (and the PCMCIA modem, my work-around, connects to my Spanish Internet Service Provider but then goes no further), one of my hard drives gave up the ghost while I was using it, the power supply for my IBM ThinkPad turned out to be only 120 volt input (it's being fixed as well), and so on. I'm writing and printing this on my Newton, the only piece of hardware to be untouched by this ill-fated trip.
Thanks very much for calling Kathryn with the bad, but funny, news about the 5300s. It fits in perfectly with the tenor of my trip so far. I don't think I would've blinked if you'd have sent me one and it burst into flame.
As you can see, I'm a bit up a creek. I can't write my book, nor do much of anything else - my Newton just doesn't have the capacity for book-editing. So here's where things stand: I need a Mac and it looks as though you may not get the 5300 for a while. I've asked Kathryn to get in touch with you to facilitate getting me a rental PB 170 or 180 and accompanying power supply to me ASAP. If you're able to do credit cards then she'll give you one of hers as a hostage or she'll deliver (or cause to be delivered) $900 of mine for a deposit. Please send a rental machine at the earliest opportunity to this address. Faxing me a confirmation would be a help too. Spanish customs will be somewhat mollified if you write "replacement personal computer for travelling American author" on the declarations tag (there's an incredible luxury tax on electronics for Spanish nationals).
Rescue me from this enforced vacation!!!
Michael (Miguelito)
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