Hey TOM!

Sep 09 07:51 05, TOM WALKER wrote to MAURICE KINAL:

 TW> Wel that is where the Internet coems in handy. I see Tiger direct has
 TW> the V.92 USR serial External Modems for $84.99
 TW> The USR suggested list if $119

I suppose.  Although that isn't really an option if you can't connect in
the first place due to a stupid internal pci modem doing nothing but
wasting electricity.  ;-)

 TW> That is an unknown. Interestingly China has been very good so far as 
 TW> far
 TW> as Quality goes. NOW they do sel ljunk for those that want Cheep at 
 TW> Any
 TW> Price, Like the Packard Bell Computers!!!

Or Compaq.  Man are those things lame.  I've seen some really oddball stuff
happen with those, usually bios related.  I stay away from them although I
have gutted a few for parts, mostly ram.

 TW> Soprry about that. I am VERY lucky being i nSouthern California. IT 
 TW> is a
 TW> very aware Computer Community and they provide almost anythign that 
 TW> is
 TW> avaialble.

I imagine so.  I often run across some very interesting stuff in that neck
of the woods (California) when doing searches for oddball stuff.  I have
even been known to liberate some of those 'toys'.  Lately I have been
looking for special internal ultra-scsii stuff and more often then not the
hits come up as California based suppliers.  One thing for sure, there
aren't very many, if any, likewise thinking suppliers in this neck of the
woods.  Most, if not all, are following whatever MS thinks we require
computer-wise, and very little of it is of any real consequence in the
grand scheme of things.  El-cheapo crappy kiddie toys for the mostpart
designed to amuse and attract crows and not do anything meaningful.  That
is what I see locally.  What amazes me is that people around here actually
are amused by that stuff whether or not it is any good for anything. 
Unreal.  :::shaking my head in total disbelief:::

Life is good,
Maurice

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