$50 iBooks cause stampede!

Here is the link for my longwinded but detailed story... it was quite an experience. Spoiler: I ended up getting one ;-) iBook Frenzy Story http://www.think-mac.net/blog/archives/2005_08.html#000147

The i-books they are selling are more than likely a piece of crap. As a henrico student I would know. They are beat up, thrown around, tossed on the floor, dropped, and any other abuse you can think up for it. However, the county did buy G-4's this year, so if you got one of those I guess you're lucky. They would only have 1 years worth of abuse by teenage kids on it.

I have a personal account as well over at http://www.think-mac.net

What were they thinking? it was destined for disaster.

Quite a few people that I know that did get a $50 Laptop - are not Mac fans - it was all about getting a cheap laptop. You will see a significant amout of these laptops on e-bay.

The sale was insane from the start. Henrico upset people by making the sale private, but I was completely relieved because I knew there was going to be chaos, and disorder. The policeman opened a large gate to relieve the stampede he knew was going to occur. There was no authority or order. The Police had that little white lady screaming at people who were not listening. Area cops are not equipped to handle crowd control, they know mase, and shooting. They did not know how to handle a situation if they could not use violence as a means of control. The worst part is that people were injured, and Henrico officials say they do not understand why the world has seen this footage, that they were properly prepared, and that they had no way of forseeing a stampede would occur. Henrico needs to admit their mistakes and move on.

The Henrico schoolboard people who came up with this idea are the same ones who picked the MACs in the first place. They won't try that again!

Funny article with good links + how to get an iPod by giving blood (Red Cross backed program) http://www.epicempire.com/computers/ibook-massacre-at-richmond-international.html http://www.epicempire.com/computers/ibook-massacre-at-richmond-international.html http://www.epicempire.com/computers/ibook-massacre-at-richmond-international.html

as i was reading through the comments, one stuck out as one of the most ignorant, small minded, and stereotypical comments i have ever read. in part it reads as follows: Also, Henrico County had the sale in one of the worste parts of the county, where shootings are regular and unemployment is as common as any other job description. If you watch the video, it is obvious that a vast majority of the people there were from the nearby area with the high crime, and it was to be expected that they would come in mass for these damn laptops. Instead of a high crime area, they easily could have booked someplace else like the newly built convention center downtown. WHAT?!??! regardless of where the sale would have taken place, something like the "riot" would have still happened. there is crime everywhere. i live in the west end, short pump actually. obviously the author from the quote blog doesn't recognize the economic disparity that plagues this county. the people both black and white who live in the east end are not in the same socioeconomic class as perhaps he is. i think the author should (re)learn his grammar instead of talking down to the people who live by the RIR. case in point: NEVER start a sentence with "me." (read over your silly little blog, and EDIT it in order to find your blatant and blaring mistake!)