For the last couple of days it feels like I have been reacquainted with a good old friend. Have been using my old SL35 Lightwriter rather than the SL40 Lyn gave me to use when she started using her Ipad. The truth is, I spilled a bit of beer on the sl40 on Friday night so chopper took it to give it a good clean. It should be back soon, but using my old sl35 made me realize how much of a soft spot I have for it. After all, this was the communication aid which got me through university – the machine my uni friends christened Colin. I still know every nook and cranny of it. The operating systems are slightly different, and it was funny how swiftly I reverted back to the old system. For instance, to chose the predicted words on the sl35 you used the bottom-right key, but on the sl40 you use the numbers; for a while I still automatically went for the numbers, but now I have reverted back to instinctively going for the bottom right key. I suppose that isn’t surprising having used the sl35 and it’s very similar predecessors for over ten years. I suppose it’s like using a computer running windows again after having crossed over to apple for a year or so. Mind you, although being able to play solitaire again for a while might be fun, you would soon start craving the sleekness of the mac, and for the same reason I can’t wait to get the sl40 back. Sorry Collin, but, quite simply, I can do more stuff with your successor.