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


 WC> And to top it off Internet Junction accepts payment by check on a
 WC> quarterly basis at 1/2 the cost of Verizon!!!

 RJT> How far do they go?  I've not yet heard if they're around here or
 RJT> not...

Florida, sorry.

 WC> I've got nothing at all on the PCI Rockwell HCL, have to search for
 WC> a Limux driver for that and failing that just use the one in the
 WC> NEC I know is supported. Feeling sorta rough today and not quite up
 WC> to moving the tape backup and printer over here to install Linux
 WC> on this machine.

 RJT> I keep on running into things I'd like to get done,  but bump up
 RJT> against some technical glitch or other,  or else if it's a weeknight
 RJT> (usually) I'm just not into the thing that needs done,  don't have the
 RJT> energy.  And then I went through several weekends in a row where I
 RJT> didn't get a damn thing done.  It finally got to the point where I just
 RJT> sorta tried to prioritize things in terms of what I wanted to get done
 RJT> first,  and when I felt like messing with it I'd get to whatever was on
 RJT> the top of the list.  If I get to whatever it is,  then I do,  and if I
 RJT> don't,  then I'll get to it later,  or maybe I won't,  maybe my
 RJT> priorities will change.    It just ain't that big of a deal any
 RJT> more.

 I need a few days off.
 Thinking about hanging the monitor from ceiling studs and attaching
 a swing out keyboard table to the cart on which the computer sits.
 I'm currently on a computer diet and will soon fit into
 size 36 jeans due to skipping meals occupied with my new toy.

 WC> I figured since the H.P. Pavilion was such a later model there'd be
 WC> lots of support on the web, imagine my surprise when I found about
 WC> 1/10th the support of my P.B. 486 and that of limited usefulness
 WC> :-(

 RJT> You never can tell,  I guess.  Ideal thing would perhaps be to research
 RJT> stuff before you acquired it.  :-)

Hey found on doorstep donated free, I'm not complainimg!
Works great and less proprietary than either Pachard Bell or
Compaq.

 WC> I guess an industry comsumed by "plug and play" sees economic
 WC> stability in disposable computers with only the few willing to
 WC> hassle what it takes to stay competitive with older equipment :-(

 RJT> That whole "disposable" bit really ticks me off.

 WC> Notice how my 433MHz Pentium suddenly became older equipmemt in my
 WC> eyes, took 9 years for that to happen with my 486, a month with the
 WC> H.P. Pentium.

 RJT> Yeah,  funny how that works,  ain't it?  :-)

Don't yet have all thre nifty freeware apps setup here yet
but it's really a nice machine.
The free for non-commercial use Zone Alarm is pretty kool,
snagged and deletet a registrykey that called a trojan
yesterday.
I'm amazed someone gave this away as it is.
The one flaw is the instant standby  low power mode from
the desktop doesn't work but the CMOS timed version works fine.
Had to adjust sync on the P.B. monitor so it would sync when
I wakeup the machine.

 WC> Linux will be the salvation of both this and the NEC but only when
 WC> I get a solid backup solution before playing around.

 RJT> Yes indeed.

:-)
 
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