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Posted by John on May 14, 2009, 12:29 pm
On May 12, 8:02=A0pm, rushemph...@gmail.com wrote:
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> My old computer has been a mishmash with ever more "McGyver-ed" parts.
> But it's been working -- until last night. So I tried everything in my
> bag of tricks and then wrapped up all the cords (it's a laptop but it
> has a bunch of cords to make up for things that have broken) and took
> it to a repair shop. The CD has been broken forever. And the USB port
> is hanging by a thread (one of the cords is a plug-in USB port so that
> I don't have to keep stressing the one on t he machine). The internal
> mouse died. You get the drift.
> Well, the young fellow was nice, but couldn't help chuckling. But he
> checked it out and tried a couple things and then hooked it up to his
> computer and then said something inside is fried. It's a 10 year old
> computer running Windows 2000. But it's my computer. I'm writing this
> on my husband's computer, which is truly his and loaded with work and
> such and I can't put bookmarks on it and the like. =A0So now the
> negotiation begins. My newest sewing machine didn't cost me a cent.
> Actually, we've never bought a sewing machine. My mom sent me the
> first one and I've inherited the Pfaff and traded for the Janome 6600.
> This computer is inherited. (You see, I'm working on my case that I
> really, truly need a new computer, one that can run Photoshop and that
> will connect to a scanner/printer.)
> I'll check in but probably not every day. Take care and everybody hug
> all around every day for me.
> Sunny
Sometimes keeping an Elderly Technology Computer going becomes more
trouble and money than it is worth. I have an old DOS IBM Thinkpad
Laptop that I keep around for fun, just to prove what once was state
of the art. I would never consider plowing any money and time into
keeping it going but as long as it still works, I fire it up once in
awhile, to see if I can still remember all the commands. You will be
surprised at what the new computers can do vis- a- vis your old
system. And if you really would like to be blown away, check out the
new 24" Apple I-mac desktop for $14,99.00. That was instant lust for
me. Whatever you choose, it will be so far advanced from one that is
even a few years old, you will wonder why you waited till now.
John
John
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> But it's been working -- until last night. So I tried everything in my
> bag of tricks and then wrapped up all the cords (it's a laptop but it
> has a bunch of cords to make up for things that have broken) and took
> it to a repair shop. The CD has been broken forever. And the USB port
> is hanging by a thread (one of the cords is a plug-in USB port so that
> I don't have to keep stressing the one on t he machine). The internal
> mouse died. You get the drift.
> Well, the young fellow was nice, but couldn't help chuckling. But he
> checked it out and tried a couple things and then hooked it up to his
> computer and then said something inside is fried. It's a 10 year old
> computer running Windows 2000. But it's my computer. I'm writing this
> on my husband's computer, which is truly his and loaded with work and
> such and I can't put bookmarks on it and the like. =A0So now the
> negotiation begins. My newest sewing machine didn't cost me a cent.
> Actually, we've never bought a sewing machine. My mom sent me the
> first one and I've inherited the Pfaff and traded for the Janome 6600.
> This computer is inherited. (You see, I'm working on my case that I
> really, truly need a new computer, one that can run Photoshop and that
> will connect to a scanner/printer.)
> I'll check in but probably not every day. Take care and everybody hug
> all around every day for me.
> Sunny