Hello James.

20 Jul 06 14:42, you wrote to me:


 RT>> Way of  the world, ... , work of the Devil ... :-((

 JB> This time, it worked the *right* way around. 

Yipheee ... 

 RT>> Something I must still get myself here is a good surge protector,
 RT>> one

 JB> I was able to finagle a dealer-incentive deal. I took an order for
 JB> two, and kept four for myself. I understood later, that the design
 JB> uses undersized thermistors. I had one of the same companies UPS
 JB> communicate to Linux's USB "nuts" interface, but was never able to
 JB> coheres any functionality into it.

Ah ... :-(

 RT>> was on  the shopping list along with a DVD-ROM/CD-Writer, but
 RT>> that took a dive when I  got a bad case of  the flu, and my lungs
 RT>> had a good go at suffocating me. Now  I still owe the Doctor a
 RT>> few hundred Rands, but am feeling  a whole heap better

 JB> We takes what we can get. Glad to hear the health is better!

Thanks ... :-)

 RT>> ... , just shy the cash to buy the above mentioned items as a
 RT>> result. :-((

 JB> If only it would help... I see UPSes sell for ten bucks for 1400VA
 JB> units. The batteries are usually ka-put on them, but a forty bucks -
 JB> or so - worth of battery usually brings them back to life.

Not bad, coul d use one of them ...

 JB> I also saw a few skids of Compaq 'puters being prepared for The Congo
 JB> earlier in the day. The guy buys 650M P3s for ten bucks a piece, and
 JB> ships them over seas.

Yeah, just that the Congo 15000 + km's north north west of here ... :-(

Russell

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