cwdjrxyz wrote:

> Do you know for sure that I am a man?

Hmmm... Barring the possibility of identity theft, *I* do... but your
secrets are safe with me. ;-)

>
>> With all due respect, I would hazard that this could be construed as sexist,
>> and prejudiced against the female of the species.
>
> Hardly. I questioned the value of the gadget compared with conventional
> computers, so, if anything, the woman has more practical sense about it
> if she objects. Thus, if I am a man, I might be considered as sexist
> and prejudiced against the male of the species :-).

I believe that there are quite a few studies showing that spending on
high tech gadgetry is disproportionately skewed to the male of the
species. No doubt there is a Y chromosome-linked gene for early
adoption ;-)

Mark Lipton