Subj : 10 net
To   : TOM WALKER
From : Maurice Kinal
Date : Fri Sep 09 2005 09:30 pm

Hey TOM!

Sep 09 07:51 05, TOM WALKER wrote to MAURICE KINAL:

 TW> Wel that is where the Internet coems in handy. I see Tiger direct has
 TW> the V.92 USR serial External Modems for $84.99
 TW> The USR suggested list if $119

I suppose.  Although that isn't really an option if you can't connect in the 
first place due to a stupid internal pci modem doing nothing but wasting 
electricity.  ;-)

 TW> That is an unknown. Interestingly China has been very good so far as 
 TW> far
 TW> as Quality goes. NOW they do sel ljunk for those that want Cheep at 
 TW> Any
 TW> Price, Like the Packard Bell Computers!!!

Or Compaq.  Man are those things lame.  I've seen some really oddball stuff 
happen with those, usually bios related.  I stay away from them although I have 
gutted a few for parts, mostly ram.

 TW> Soprry about that. I am VERY lucky being i nSouthern California. IT 
 TW> is a
 TW> very aware Computer Community and they provide almost anythign that 
 TW> is
 TW> avaialble.

I imagine so.  I often run across some very interesting stuff in that neck of 
the woods (California) when doing searches for oddball stuff.  I have even been 
known to liberate some of those 'toys'.  Lately I have been looking for special 
internal ultra-scsii stuff and more often then not the hits come up as 
California based suppliers.  One thing for sure, there aren't very many, if 
any, likewise thinking suppliers in this neck of the woods.  Most, if not all, 
are following whatever MS thinks we require computer-wise, and very little of 
it is of any real consequence in the grand scheme of things.  El-cheapo crappy 
kiddie toys for the mostpart designed to amuse and attract crows and not do 
anything meaningful.  That is what I see locally.  What amazes me is that 
people around here actually are amused by that stuff whether or not it is any 
good for anything.  Unreal.  :::shaking my head in total disbelief:::

Life is good,
Maurice

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