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islander

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Posted: Apr 21, 2009 - 9:57pm

 Leslie wrote:

They affect your spelling as well, apparently.

 
If you get enough of them together you can screw up grammar as well!
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Posted: Apr 21, 2009 - 9:55pm

 islander wrote:
 bokey wrote:

I think you meant to say it was a 486 SX. What kind of geek are you? {#Stupid}

Nope, it's really an SL (so says the BIOS).

As I recall the SL had some power management features, and ran 3. 3V instead of 5V.

This particular machine only has a floppy drive, and no networking. I'm not sure what I'd do with it if it wouldn't boot. . . Actually, I'm not really sure what I can do with it now.

 


 
OK- you are kidding, correct?

 Like troll for tards time? {#Stupid}

Leslie

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Posted: Apr 21, 2009 - 9:54pm

 islander wrote:

Nah, I just have a torx set. I'm actually quite soft & squishy inside, as evidenced when I got pinched between a stack of neodymium magnets - handle with caer when you get 5 or 6 of these things tother, they will make things move, they will stop your watch, and they will leave a nasty mark if you're caught between them.

 
They affect your spelling as well, apparently.


islander

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Posted: Apr 21, 2009 - 9:53pm

 Lazy8 wrote:

{#Notworthy}

You, sir, are hard core.
 
Nah, I just have a torx set. I'm actually quite soft & squishy inside, as evidenced when I got pinched between a stack of neodymium magnets - handle with care when you get 5 or 6 of these things tother, they will make things move, they will stop your watch, and they will leave a nasty mark if you're caught between them.


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Posted: Apr 21, 2009 - 9:53pm

 BlueHeronDruid wrote:

Yeah, but I'm still wondering why "giving half head" was funny.
 
Oh, believe me , it's not fun or funny at all. Kind of irritating actually.

 Anyway, I is sorry for any rudeness.


BlueHeronDruid

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Posted: Apr 21, 2009 - 9:49pm

 woozurbuddy wrote:
6 year old Dell Dimension 4600 Desktop that I've souped up over time (memory, processor, etc).  Microsoft ergonomic keyboard.  15 inch Samsung flat screen monitor (5 years old).

 
Ooooh! I bought my own ergonomic keyboard (with a touchpad) and got rid of my mouse when I worked at a not-for-profit cancer support center. Failed technique at keeping the psychologists from using my desk.

Leslie

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Posted: Apr 21, 2009 - 9:47pm

 bokey wrote:

Running joke with BHD(at least I  hope she knows it is)
 
Mine was a joke too, from Monty Python. "I'm not dead yet, I'm getting better."

BlueHeronDruid

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Posted: Apr 21, 2009 - 9:46pm

 bokey wrote:

Running joke with BHD(at least I  hope she knows it is)
 
Yeah, but I'm still wondering why "giving half head" was funny.

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Posted: Apr 21, 2009 - 9:44pm

 Leslie wrote:

You're getting better?
 
Running joke with BHD(at least I  hope she knows it is)

Leslie

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Posted: Apr 21, 2009 - 9:42pm

 bokey wrote:

I'm only half dead
 
You're getting better?

islander

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Posted: Apr 21, 2009 - 9:42pm

 bokey wrote:

I think you meant to say it was a 486 SX. What kind of geek are you? {#Stupid}

Nope, it's really an SL (so says the BIOS).

As I recall the SL had some power management features, and ran 3.3V instead of 5V.

This particular machine only has a floppy drive, and no networking. I'm not sure what I'd do with it if it wouldn't boot... Actually, I'm not really sure what I can do with it now.

 



bokey

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Posted: Apr 21, 2009 - 9:39pm

 BlueHeronDruid wrote:

Well, he's not dead to me, like you are.
 
I'm only half dead

BlueHeronDruid

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Posted: Apr 21, 2009 - 9:38pm

 bokey wrote:

I think you meant to say it was a 486 SX. What kind of geek are you? {#Stupid}
 
Well, he's not dead to me, like you are.

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Posted: Apr 21, 2009 - 9:36pm

 islander wrote:
 oldslabsides wrote:

Oh yeah - I forgot about my ancient IBM Thinkpad.   P133 running Windoze 95 for playing a couple of old games on.
   So Slabby's post got me thinking about 'ancient'. So I went down to the 'someday a museum might want it shelf'. Gee. . . I wonder if it will boot up?

Yep:


It's a 486 SL w/ 24Mb of Ram! It's running windows 95+, I think it's about a 9 inch screen (5/4 or 4/3 I think)

It will only run about 15 seconds once the AC power is removed.


Check out the wonderfuly ergonomic edge mount keyboard, and track ball on the front edge!

And that would be +1 on the bootable machine count.


 
I think you meant to say it was a 486 SX. What kind of geek are you? {#Stupid}

OlderThanDirt

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Posted: Apr 21, 2009 - 9:28pm

Four year old desktop, brand new laptop, three year old HP iPAQ.
rachlan

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Posted: Apr 21, 2009 - 9:25pm

 cookinlover wrote:
My stinkin' computer is 3 months old. That's because my other stinkin' computer, which was like 6 stinkin' years old, crapped out on me with all my stinkin' junk stuck inside it forever. That stinks. I guess I could hire one of those stinkin' computer forensic guys to rip the old stinkin' computer apart and retrieve the old junk, but it's just stinkin' junk, know what I mean? So I'm rebuilding all my stinkin' junk on the new one. I don't have a stinkin' laptop, though.

 
hehehehe, you said junk.  (spent the weekend with some people laughing about other uses of the word 'junk')
anyway, i think I got mine dec. of 2005.  laptop.  my one and only.

islander

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Posted: Apr 21, 2009 - 9:14pm

 oldslabsides wrote:

Oh yeah - I forgot about my ancient IBM Thinkpad.  P133 running Windoze 95 for playing a couple of old games on.
   So Slabby's post got me thinking about 'ancient'. So I went down to the 'someday a museum might want it shelf'. Gee... I wonder if it will boot up?

Yep:


It's a 486 SL w/ 24Mb of Ram! It's running windows 95+, I think it's about a 9 inch screen (5/4 or 4/3 I think)

It will only run about 15 seconds once the AC power is removed.


Check out the wonderfuly ergonomic edge mount keyboard, and track ball on the front edge!

And that would be +1 on the bootable machine count.



BlueHeronDruid

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Posted: Apr 21, 2009 - 8:42pm

 phineas wrote:
I'm sure  BHD has asked this, but are we talking in computer years?

 
There's a reason I'm asking. You can answer, or you can admire those scissors sticking out of the side of your neck.

cookinlover

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Posted: Apr 21, 2009 - 8:04pm

 phineas wrote:
I'm sure  BHD has asked this, but are we talking in computer years?

 
Yeah, she asked that question eons ago.

phineas

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Posted: Apr 21, 2009 - 8:01pm

I'm sure  BHD has asked this, but are we talking in computer years?
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