-=> Quoting James Bradley to Tika Carr <=-

 JB> Tell *me* about it!  I buy pieces of crap from auction, and pick up
 JB> bails of  SCSI drives for nothing. So far, my #1 runs SATA, #2 IDE +
 JB> SCSI, and I'm  working on the HW to two SCSI systems, with cached RAID
 JB> controllers. It gives  me a reason to burn electricity... I mean, wake
 JB> up in the morning.  I won't  even start with the pile of junk I have
 JB> crammed into an anvil case. 

Quite a lot of goodies! I used to collect computer parts too, and once put
together a whole system. I still have a few parts here and there but I tend to
try to be basic. Though how I got the two laptops was a rather interesting
story.

I was browsing the local small comp shop up the street from me and was looking
at laptops. I then decided it'd be nice to get one to use as a remote keyboard
to my main system so I could work if I was sick in bed (which has been a lot
lately). I also got a wireless setup. So, after I get all that going, a friend
decides to get me a NEW laptop. So that is the one I use the most, and I don't
need the other computer on all the time either. 

 JB> Elsewhere, I found out cmd.com (or was it .exe... Just looked, and W2K
 JB> has  command.com, cmd.exe AND CMD.EXE! 8-) was edging out command.com,
 JB> and it gets  harder to run with each release. Why am I not surprised?
 
Yeah. M$ has been trying to phase out DOS for a long time now. I'm surprised
there is any type of it in Vista, but there is.

 JB> A shell account connected me here in '90, or '91. PPP wasted my time
 JB> until  about five years ago. Because this sysop provides NG and email
 JB> gates, I only  get my fill of WB through community connections now.
 JB> That's *plenty!* 

I still do internet. I have to as that is where my work is now. I work as a
web developer/programmer/linux LAMP (web server) admin. I enjoy it, though.
I'm amazed how far the internet has come. Heck, I even watch some old-time
TV shows via internet! :)

 JB> Well, as Nancy is likely too busy looking up her family tree, or
 JB> chasing the  wizard's wand,  I guess I'll formally welcome you
 JB> back! 

Thank you. LOL! She's been around the echoes though. More than I do. I am
adding the BBS stuff to my morning 'pass' though. But sometimes I might not post
for awhile if I've been busy with stuff or down sick. That's the way I am with
the forums on the internet that I follow. But it's nice to know it's still
there. :)

Tika

... Not tonight, dear.  I have a modem.
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