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If that's the same monitor I gave you last year, George, one can buy a brand spanking new one like that for not much more than the cost to ship it to Florida.

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It works and was fine for what I had intended to use the computer for.

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GEM
"Do or do not. there is no try!"

What I was getting at, GEM, is that NEW 17" monitors like that are on sale at the Expo Center this weekend for 47 bux. It doesn't make sense to ship something of that age, bulk and weight to florida because the difference in price of shipping and a new one is so small it'd be better to get a new one. The chances of something like that getting damaged in transit by rough handling these days is high. Actually, send it UPS and hope it does get damaged. They automatically insure things for up tp 200 bux and that would make a handsome down payment on a new LCD monitor. Personally, I wouldn't own, and don't have anymore, CRT Monitors.

BTW: I don't care what you do with it, GEM, and gave it to you, that and the hard disk, for you to do what you want with them and am glad you got some usage out of them before their retirement.

I've got so much computer stuff I don't use anymore, hardware and software, George, that I'm going to park a Backhoe outside the window and dump bucketfuls into the hungry shovel for easy transit to the dumpster. I just turned to my right and am looking 6 big plastic boxes full of stuff that's making a b-line right out the window as soon as the weather warms up a little. If they only made laptops as powerful as desktops, I'd use them exclusvely but their hard drives are so small and slow and are too expensive for what they deliver.


I've fot a nice AMD 1100 with "the motherboard of it's time" [think it'll do raid] in a nice max tower case that will be first to go after I find out if the powersupply can be used in the new colored acrylic case i've ordered.

I've got tons of older memory just laying around. pre-PC-100 or even maybe a few PC-100 and/or PC-133 sticks that are obsolete because of DDR memory.

I've got a laser printer that was a real workhorse before I got the HP-4050. It's big and heavy by today's standards, but it earned its keep and is now taking up valuable realestate. The next time I clean out this PC shack, that one's headed for the dumpster too.

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Always with an even keel.
-- Allen

Allen,

Do you have anything useful you and I might want to talk turkey on?

Gene

The stuff's not useful to me, that's why there's a backhoe parked outside.

Well, I do have a zip drive that could be useful.

Then I've got a Blaster Live with all the controls on the front panel.

Maybe even an extra router laying around.

Plus that Optra-R Laser printer.

An extra Epson color printer that I've never used,

A new optical mouse, stull unused and in the box that I got before I converted to wireless and wireless/optical.

A couple of extra SCSI 10k RPM hard drives.

Even a working computer -- the AMD 1100.

I thought you just built something up?

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-- Allen

But that doesn't mean I can't still tinker!

Unused Epson printer? My brother might like that....

SB Live, with all accessories? I Might like, too. CD music doesn't sound so good through the on board Audio.

A few XTRA Hard drives? Might then get a SCSI card and put together a multiple Hard drive beast! What capacity are they? Are they good for storing digital video on?

But, alas, it will have to wait for new infusion of working capital!

See you at the tourney tomorrow?

Gene

Good for storing digital Video on?

The new high-speed EIDA and SATAdrives don't even come close. SCSI drives smoke! The fastest EIDA drive is only 1/3 the speed of a SCSI.

When you get that infusion we can talk about the goods and specs if you're still interested at that time.


What time's the tournament? I'm driving my sister-in-law to the airport tomorrow morning.

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-- Allen

Gene: Drop over to the house after the tourney. I've got a couple of new printers that came with computers which you can have. If Al doesn't mind, you can have that big monitor as well.

Tony... let me know if you want the computer.

That backhoe sounds like a good idea Al. . .

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GEM
"Do or do not. there is no try!"

GEM-Sensei,

That's a very kind offer, and I'll talk to you at the tournament. But please bear in mind that I don't have any money for computer accessories at the moment. But we'll talk Sunday.

Gene

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GEM
"Do or do not. there is no try!"

George, i'd like it! I'll throw linux on it. How much you want for it?

I'll pack up the computer and ups it out to you tomorrow. Please PM your address to me.

I won't send the monitor though..

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GEM
"Do or do not. there is no try!"

cool! I'll pay the shipping/packing charges. let me know how much it was!!!

The only other time I ever used a backhoe, GEM, was to change an engine. This time I'm throwing away engines, transmissions, tires, etc.

Such a deal, Tony.

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-- Allen