WAYNE CHIRNSIDE wrote in a message to ROY J. TELLASON:

 WC> Two of my IBM keyboards are perfect and one, this one, has two
 WC> key's print worn off.

 RJT> One of the ones I have here actually has the key legends as a separate
 RJT> plastic cap from the usual keycap, sort of a thin "skin"
that fits on
 RJT> top of it.  I wouldn't have known this except the grandkids had somehow
 RJT> managed to dislodge some of them,  and there are a couple missing.

 WC>  I've a fourth IBM that's sick so I can steal the printed keys
 WC> from that one.

 RJT> There ya go!

 WC> Know what killed the fourth one... cat pee. Former owner was a cat 
 WC> owner and the cat seemed to like to use the computer spare parts 
 WC> storage as a place to relieve itself.

Cats seem to feel a need to "mark their turf" like that.  We had
one,  it died a while back,  and I'm just as happy not to have to worry
about any animals at this point in time.  I've seen more equipment ruined
that way...

 WC> Wonder if the resolution from a T.V. card in the computer to the
 WC> T.V. would help with my failng eyesight or if the 27 TV inch
 WC> screen would be limited by it's inherent resolution?

 RJT> It should be interesting to find out.  Does the TV have any
 RJT> monitor-style inputs?  Apparently "s-video" is the big thing these
 RJT> days.

 WC> Yup, it's got all that.

 RJT> Cool.

 WC> The cheaper LCD HDTV - computer monitors may be my way to go as
 WC> given my fixed viewing position the off angle poor viewing
 WC> would not be an issue.

 RJT> Are those getting cheaper yet?

 WC> Cheap no, cheaper yes.

I can wait...

 WC> I'm not bleeding edge so I can wait until everyone HAS to have 
 WC> plasma and LCD's come down even more.

Yep.  Wait till they get the bugs out,  etc.    :-)

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