I managed a publishing center in Manila during three tours spanning 1983 > 2001 and we used a ton of the stuff (literally) to make light weight shipping crates. I used it in the 1980s to make a make a carrying case for the first personal computer and a case for my racing bicycle. The Lauan I\'m familiar with has a rough texture, not smooth like spruce faced plywood. You may be able to see what I mean in the photo of the computer and case:
Not sure what \"Lauan\" refers to today since the Philippines was pretty much deforested by the late 90s by illegal logging.
OT: That Rat Shack computer was the first laptop, circa 1982. It has 8K of memory, a 4-bit processor, an 8 x 40 LCD display and a built-in 300 Baud Modem. It runs on four AA batteries. It boots interpretive BASIC from ROM. Microsoft wrote the operating system for it and I\'ve read it the last product coding that Bill Gates did personally. I wrote a lot of DIY applications on it and took it back and forth to work in the saddlebag of my motorcycle because we didn\'t have any computers in the office at USIA, hence the need for the wooden case which fits into a canvas bag.
Feb 14, 2013 at 05:27 PM
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