Thurs, 16th Nov - Surprise!!!!

I get an email from an admin girl up in Derby asking me to tell her when my laptop arrives. What laptop??? I read the thread. Apparently my boss has chosen not to mention it to me and just asked her if she a anything in stock. Sadly, the only thing available was a brand spanking new model, of exactly the spec that I asked for here:

"Flakey,

I am struggling badly with the temporary laptop I acquired after my original laptop and its HD died as I previously mentioned to you. I therefore formally request a new machine of sufficient technical spec for a developer. The current D620 laptop range is unfit for use - a point highlighted my the instantaneous failure of my machine, after only 2 years use. We tend to push the limits of hardware as it is. The failure of my machine has meant the loss of Barclays archived work and my email history for the last 2 years owing to the lack of any backup policy. It is only my foresight in backing up the previous ProjectXrelease that this was not catastrophic in losing everything.


Requirements

Looking at what is available, one of the following machines is essential to do my job:

developer workstation - P690/01
or
high-end notebook - D820

ref: http://www.infocentre.emea.eds.com/nlapps/docs/default.asp?fid=1010

Business justification - work on ProjectX requires testing builds on multiple hardware platforms. This requires using VMWare images for each model, and is extremely hardware intensive. 2GB RAM and fast processor are a basic requirement. A DVD RW is also mandatory to burn the master images for distribution.

Risks: not having the hardware means delivery of work will slow significantly, deadlines will fail and work productivity will suffer severely."

Yes, a brand new laptop with a BAG!!! Wowwww. It has only taken Toxic 9 years to give me a new machine, rather than a hand-me-down. The Ambassador is really spoiling us...