Subj : F-86 AND I.
To   : Wayne Chirnside
From : Howie Coombe
Date : Thu Dec 23 2004 08:45 pm

Dear Wayne, in regards to this message to Tom Walker.

 > -> I was Kicked out of the Fido Memories Echo and almost booted from the
 
 >  Yeah but I got booted _preemtively_ from an echo for something I never      
> posted in the echo but rather to another echo!!!


Bugger, i bet you said something nice abouth a mate of the Moderator of the 
Politics Echo.

 > Side note to Ross Cassell.


Yes?.

 > I replied to Howie here as he inquired both in politics and this echo.


Well said.

 > I'd temporarily forgotten the BBS I'd netmail access to.


I forget things all the time.

 > For something topical someone out there in Fidonet sent me a large hard      
> drive as an annonymous free gift!!!


Very nice of them.

 > Still have to get a BIOS'ed I/O card as it's too big for this BIOS.


Aha.

 > I DID however manage to _start_ the process of installling Windows 98 with   
> an old Promise I/O card but the OEM software Windows CD failed when it       
> called for a reboot to complete installation.


Congratulations and Commisereations.

 > Only got that far as I fdisked the drive with Linux.


Aha.

 > Dog's health permitting I may snag a Belkins I/0 card for New Years!


Your dog's haveing health problems?, best of luck with that card?.

 > Think I'll give Windows 8 Gig and carve up the other 57 Gig Linux native     
> and a swap partition.


Aha.

 > Thanks annonymous very much for your kindness whoever you are!!!


Indeed.
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