Hello Paul,

paul marwick wrote as follows on 17/01/06 04:43:

>Hi Ken
>
>In article ,
>Kenn Yuill  wrote:
>
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>>>     Yes, I am well aware of obsolescence, since all of my gear is 4+ 
>>> years old, as am I according to my former employer of 30 years,  :'(  .
>>    
>>
>
> :(  Yes. That sounds all too familiar. Almost worse trying to find a new
>employer, since it appears I'm well and truly obsolete also...
>
>  
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>>>     Thank you immensely for these links, especially the one for the 
>>> calculator, plus the info. on Hiper.
>>>     In subsequent messages from others, I read a couple of
references to 
>>> Antec along with a mention of Enermax, Thermaltake & Vantec, all of 
>>> which are readily available in Canada TTBOMK.
>>    
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>
>You're welcome. I should add another option, though I don't know how
>available they are elsewhere - AOpen. I've got a machine that I
>originally built in 1998, using an AOpen case/PSU. Recently the PSU fan
>started to get a bit noisy, but other than that, the PSU itself has now
>outlived a number of no-name brands and has never given the sligthest
>problem. I've spotted a couple of new AOpen supplies on eBAY and I'm
>seriously considering bidding on one of them..
>

    I keep forgetting about AOpen's range of products, which are widely 
available here through smaller shops as well as "The Source", a chain 
run by Circuit City, which is the successor to "Radio Shack" in Canada.  
IIRC, AOpen is a Taiwanese maker whose products are of acceptable 
quality at reasonable prices.
    My short bout of insomnia has petered out, so good night all.

-- 
 Aloha,
         Kenn
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