-> WC> I've no real interest in HDTV either but that's all we're 
-> WC> going to be left with soon and I DO watch PBS a lot.  
 
-> I suspect we'll have TV viewing on the internet about the same 
-> time there is _only_ HDTV remaining on the 'airwaves'. Question 
-> for me is will I have enough bandwidth to watch TV on the 
-> internet when that happens? :-)  
 
Technology is moving forward fast in this area. 
 
-> WC>>> I keep an eye on the classifieds for used computers. Wish 
-> WC>>> I could do the yard sale thing as friends have gotten 
-> WC>>> remarkable deals there.  
 
-> ->> People will part with some really good hardware once it 
-> ->> begins to give them problems. No one will part with a 
-> ->> working monitor now that they can buy a new computer 
-> ->> without a monitor.  
 
-> WC> I found 2 - 19 inchers left by the dumpster at the curb in 
-> WC> the last year alone, both SVGA, both work fine :-)  
 
-> You live in a parallel universe. :-)  
                                                
I have to walk the dog every morning so I catch these things. 
 
-> I should've said here in Mich no one gives up working monitors. 
-> :-)  
 
Perhaps I shouldn't mention the other 2 17 inch SVGA monitors  
I also found working ;-) 
Total four in 4 years all still working. 
 
-> WC>>> Then too I could order a case, motherboard CPU combo and 
-> WC>>> go from there but that would be a while off.  
 
-> ->> Once you have a sufficiently large hard drive the rest is 
-> ->> comparatively easy or so it seems.  
 
-> WC> Yeah, that's sort of my plan. Tiger Direct has a Soyo 
-> WC> boarded bare bones system, power supply, case, 512 meg RAM 
-> WC> 40 or 60 Gig hard drive and 2.8 Gig AMD Athalon for $390.00.  
 
-> WC> Probably one of those boards with non-tantalum bypass caps 
-> WC> prone to leaking but hey upgrade as you go. Comes as a kit 
-> WC> in a box. It's ATX form factor so swapping boards no 
-> WC> problem One thing I DO like is 5 free PCI slots and 4 & 8x 
-> WC> AGP independent video card. No operating system.  
 
-> I've seen deals on new machines with those specs plus a CDRW 
-> assembled and ready to use. I don't much care for the pricing 
-> of TigerDirect's 'kits'.              
 
Well it'll be a while before I buy so I'll be window shopping for 
some time. I'll check out Price Watch too.  
 
 
-> What most of us need to be 'forever' satisfied is something 
-> server-class with more wattage in the powersupply than we will 
-> _ever_ need and at least 1 gig of memory. THEN we will be 
-> satisfied (for awhile). :-)             
 
A couple of days at least  
 
-> WC>>>>> I do have one last hard drive in the 486 but it has 
-> WC>>>>> important files on it so I can't put it at risk by 
-> WC>>>>> swapping it around.  
 
-> WC>>> Never fried anything until the last few years but if I 
-> WC>>> exceed a very limited time engaged in moving stuff around 
-> WC>>> it's a near certainty I've come to acknowledge :-(  
 
-> ->> Me too.  
 
-> WC> Kinda sucks getting old doesn't it?  
 
-> I tell young people that all the time. They think I'm kidding.  
 
-> WC> In a way it works out pretty well sometimes. By the time 
-> WC> you're about to shuffle off you really don't mind.  
 
-> If there was only myself to consider you would be right. I know 
-> you don't want to leave your dog behind to fend for himself and 
-> I am 'caretaker' of a dog that was abused by it's original 
-> owner and feel he deserves a decent home where he no longer has 
-> to be afraid - where he can 'rest'. Everyone loves Shelby 
-> (Shelbert Admiral Cliff) so far and I think my younger sister 
-> would jump at the chance to care for him so maybe my 'mission' 
-> here is finished?                                      
 
Well Spanky is 15 so it's olikely I'll survive him. 
Dozens of people would love to have this gentle Pit. 
 
I've printed out his care, commands and medication schedule 
in the event I predecease him and left it in a conspicuous place 
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