-=> ROY J. TELLASON wrote to WAYNE CHIRNSIDE <=-

 RJT> Wayne Chirnside wrote in a message to Jim Holsonback:

 WC> I'll try surfing for Office Max today and see what's what, IIRC
 WC> they're owmed by Office Depot and perhaps deliver to those
 WC> locations?

 RJT> They're two separate chains around here,  Staples being the third one,
 RJT> and the closest and most convenient to get to...


The DIMM's on sale were of the wrong type :-(

 WC> Supported max RAM for the H.P. is 2 x's 128 but that's about all
 WC> the manual says about the DIMMS.

 JH> I dunno if there is an OfficeMax or a Staples near you, but fliers in
 JH> today's paper over here had pretty good after-rebate prices from both
 JH> of those for DIMMS.

 WC> Staples is close and I'll check on them via the net but my back is
 WC> as far out as it's ever been so I'm not venturing out today.

 RJT> Heh.  Looking at the window behind me (a pretty tall one,  it goes
 RJT> within about a foot of the ceiling in here),  I can now see about half
 RJT> or a little less out the lower sash.  The rest of it is still covered
 RJT> with snow!  That's better than the 6 inches or so of clear glass we had
 RJT> earlier.  And I'm on the second floor!
 RJT>  I haven't been out of here since I got home from work on Friday,  not
 RJT> sure if I'm going out tomorrow,  either,  since a lot of stuff is still
 RJT> closed.

 It's only going to reach mid 60's today here ;-)

 RJT> Rear windows here are clear,  those being in the bathroom and the
 RJT> kitchen,  I guess it's pretty apparent which way the wind was coming
 RJT> from.


 I recall the idiots that built a condo in my home town
 just above the waterline, a Northeaster would blow into the harbor
 about once every two years break windows and soak the third floor
 units!

 WC> Thanks for all the help and tech advice. I hadn't thought there
 WC> were still as many really good sources left in Fido.

 RJT> There are a lot fewer sysops in zone 1 than there used to be,  but as
 RJT> for what good the echos are,  it's what we make it,  right?  Always has
 RJT> been,  always will be.

 RJT> Me,  I like it here.  And I plan to stick around for a while yet.  :-)

Still best advise to be had.
 
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