Subj : SD COMPUTER SOCIETY
To   : Roy Witt
From : Howie Coombe
Date : Mon Jan 31 2005 08:35 pm

Dear Roy, in regards to this message to Me.

 > Hello Howie.


G'day Roy.

 > 26 Jan 05 20:55, you wrote to me:

 > HC> That is interesting, i think that is about the number in the Whole

 >  Yeup.


Indeed.

 > Australia is getting very sparse between BBSs these days.


 Which is why most of my peers in these places are Americans, And Canadians, 
And Kiwis, And South Africans, and Swedes, and last but not least, Danes.

 Mind you Australia is not as sparse between BBS's as Indonesia ATM.

 >>> Don't know if all of the BBSs are up and running,

 > HC> Well if they are not and there Sysops have not said so then that is

 >  You can browse the nodelist these days and find all kinds of nodes who's    
> systems don't answer a call.


That is unfortunate.

 >>> but they're listed in the nodelist.

 > HC> I Am sure they are all up.

 >  Not necessarily.


How so?.

 >>> There's now a wireless network downtown.

 > HC> Aha.


I will take that as a reaffirmation.

 >>> Free access,

 > HC> That is interesting.

 >  The best part is,


Yes?.

 > anyone with the proper equipment can join that network as long as they       
> allow everyone to use it too.


That is good.

 > HC> I Am sure tom Walker would be interested in this information.

 >  That would depend on where he lives.


How so?.

 > So far only the downtown area,


Yes?.

 > including Golden Hills (old part of SD) is capable of accessing freenet.


Oh well i am sure Tom can take advantage of that reality if he really wants to.

 >>> The computer literate in San Diego don't buy systems,

 > HC> No?,


I Will take that as a reaffirmation.

 >>> they build them from all those availble parts.

 > HC> But surely they could be called the Computer Technically Abled?.

 >  I don't know how technically able one has to be.


Well i am sure they can do more then read a computer manual, which, in case you 
have not noticed, is, i think, about the limit of my talents.

 > My first PC was a 286-12 and I paid over $1800 for it.


....That and reading and recalling Cyber History, which if i remember correctly 
means you spent a lot of money on what looked at the time like a small 
computer.

 > When I got it home,


Yes?.

 > I opened it up and was amazed at how little there was to it.


Or at least how little there seemed to it?.

 > So,


Yes?.

 > I've never bought an assembled PC until lately.


How lately?.

 > The author of 'Lindows' (Linux with windows) has placed a nice computer      
> with a local franchise for less than $200,


That is at least a nice price.

 > including everything but a monitor.


Which makes for a very nice deal.

 > IMO,


Yes?.

 > the OS sucks,


Well it is at least part Windose.

 > but the computer was worth the money.


And the problems that come with it?.

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