WAYNE CHIRNSIDE wrote to JAMES BRADLEY, "Tap tap tap..."

 WC> Girl I was in love with was hooked on the stuff
 WC> So I gave it a 5 day trial to see if I gained any useful
 WC> insight.
 WC> Hated the stuff and yet found myself at the front door
 WC> going to get more a dozen times or more in just over
 WC> a week.

 WC> Never actually stepped outside the door so beat it
 WC> cold turkey.
 WC> Nasty stuff.
 WC> Took about two weeks for cravings to stop, word has it  takes
 WC> 8 months for an addict dedicating to getting off it to be in
 WC> the clear.

I've heard from a nerdual that they will lace rocks with heroine just to keep
their customers coming back desperate. Medically, they say it can be the 
hardest thing to throw then tobacco. Maybe I never gave it much of a chance to
dig its claws into me, so I can't speak with any authority on the matter. 

Besides spartan use, I had an admirer load me up one night, and a little more
another day, but I never had any shakes or anything after. I can't say I ever
felt that much better on it, but like I say, maybe I never participated in it
long enough to get hooked.

 WC> I'd like to upgrade the SFX power supply here to a stiff ATX,
 WC> Guess there's only a single wire difference in the lack of SFX
 WC> -12 volt rail.

SFX is the newest standard? Without a -12V... That would only be used in the MB
anyway, no?

 WC> Then I could then fearlessly load up this H.P. with two hard
 WC> drives and a CD-ROM writer.

 -> That was the ground-centre tap you touched then.

 WC> Ground on the the base of the flyback trnasformer
 WC> and oscilator 11 amp supply driving the external coil.

OUCH! That'll do it.
 WC> Shock was quite severe and I recall an extremely pure blue
 WC> lighting bolt like flash directly in my brain
 WC> that bypassed my eyesight.
 WC> It was then that I disassembled the infernal device.

LOL! You bypassed the hand-ground circuit, and went straight to the hand-hand,
with the heart and brain inconveniently in the way. O-8=

Like most kids that loved to do things they weren't supposed to, the worst
shock I ever gave myself was 120V AC hand to hand. It threw me, so the heart
didn't get much.

 ->  ->  ->  WC> I've heard Antec  spoken well of.
 ->  ->
 WC> www.pricewatch.com
 WC> offers up some interesting bare bones systems
 WC> with a variety of non-proprietary name brand Motherboards.
 WC> Asus, Abit, Gigabyte, ect.

Ya, the PCChips MBs here have lost their novelty, and the Matsonic with the
buggered BIOS needs to go too. Maybe next year. We have to watch up here with
our exchange rate and duty surcharges. We used to have an advertiser sponsored
publication that usually could fess up pretty competitive prices, but I haven't
seen it on the stands for some time now. )-:

 WC> You can purchase ANTEC cases with and without PS at
 WC> www.compusa.co, nut that sourvce is pricey.

Ah, that's it! The 3 cases here are pretty good. I'd like a front panel USB
connection or four, but I can purchase a kit to give me that through a floppy
panel. Nothing a Dremel couldn't fix. 

 -> Figured as much. My Spaniel-Terrier had a busted tenon
 -> when he chased a shepard
 -> pup, and the pup stopped running. When he put the brakes on so hard, the
 -> passenger side-rear line let go.

 WC> Heard that's painful and painful to treat as well.

It was an ordeal. Poor fellow had a floppy leg until we wired him up to a piece
of silastic (or some such) material. He was hobbled for about a week, but
recovered faster and better than I expected. This guy was like a cinder block
on four legs.

 ->  WC> I eat a lot of rehydrated beans, rice, fried peas, carrots
 -> prepared in a
 ->  WC> pressure cooker with a bit of sausage and soy sauce for flavor.
 ->  WC> Nariety I don't get much of due to the carry weight travel
 ->  WC> factor.

 -> That's right. You're on the bus! It sounds like you're eating well enough
 -> though. Simple prep too, no less.

 WC> That's a big deal too, if it can't be prepared fast in either
 WC> the pressure cooker or the iron skillet it doesn't get
 WC> prepared. Standing up isn't too fun there last few years.
 WC> Not weight related just spinal damage.

Dad took over an hour to prep some liver the other day. If I couldn't spend
most of that time on a couch, it just wouldn't be done. I too have rediscovered
a few rice dishes. Simmer some water, and remove it 40 minutes later. Just my
speed. Love to toss all sorts of stuff into it, and rarely does it not taste
better than a restaurant.

Besides, to sit at a table is out of the question, on all but my best days, and
I hate to squander that time doing nothing but eating. I went to the library
yesterday, and I asked if there was a place I could lounge a little. I was
forced to stand the whole time.

 -> there lately. My current work-boots and walking shoes
 -> were from dumpster dives.
 -> Those were the days. 

 WC> Bet I'm harder to fit than you, size 15's 

Bet you're right too!  I'm an average size 10. You'd have to custom order
then?

 ->  WC> Saw a B&W LASER printer somewhere for 200 new.

 -> Wa? Must be a "Win-printer". Everything on a consumer
 -> grade level just seems to
 -> be built to last through the warranty.

 ->  -> Sure glad we have a free recycling program here! [-|{

 ->  WC> This machine is a recycle from an aggrevated owner who tossed

Well, we tend to owe a great thanks to Bill Gates really. If it wasn't for the
Blue Screen of Death, we might NEVER upgrade. [-;

 WC> Since the economy took a dive I'm not seeing them tossed
 WC> anymore :-( Last catches were a 19 inch CRT monitor with
 WC> nothing wrong and dirt simple onscreen setup
 WC> Another 17 inch Compaq CRT has one of the most PITA interative
 WC> on screen setup arrangement I've ever seen.
 WC> It's setup pretty well but needs tweaking.

Nice!!! I picked up a couple of dinosaur 21" second hand. They'll burn a bit of
juice, but the last one also takes RGB input. I just wonder how much they were
new. I think I payed $60 for the newer of my two, an Hitachi. The other is an
NEC.


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