Subj : Update from Daryl
To   : All
From : Barry Martin
Date : Fri May 08 2020 19:02:00


Update from Daryl:


Subject: BBS Update

After another round of severe thunderstorms with intense lightning, I
decided to see if the new UPS units would work this morning, after the
weather quieted down. The replacement unit on my late Mom's computer
works (although I haven't worked with her computer yet), and the one
with the Lenovo Laptop works, and the replacement UPS which will go to
the BBS computer works. The extra UPS is still boxed up as a backup.

However, the BBS computer will not power up at all...my guess is the
power supply is shot. So, this morning, I took it into an area PC Repair
Business...but I think I'm going to get an entire hardware upgrade, and
have them put Windows 10 32-bit on it. I can restore all the other data,
and rebuild the registry, once I get it back up and running. I dropped
off the portable USB drive with the backup data on it, so nothing from
the BBS is here right now.

I don't know how long it'll take to get the items, or to build it
(they're supposed to call with a quote today or Monday)...but told them
that while it is "needed", it wasn't "critical" (super rush job).
Besides, I don't know how busy they are right now, with COVID-19
restrictions still around...although Arkansas is slowly lifting things,
and the city of Little Rock modified the overnight curfew to be from 12
midnight to 5am, instead of 9pm to 5am. Then, I have to take the time to
install all the utilities.

We're still in a stormy weather pattern, so I don't know when I'll get
things back up. I'm hoping for early June, but I'm not
optimistic...especially for all the bad luck I've had with the system
lately...so it may end up being July.

Daryl Stout, Sysop, The Thunderbolt BBS, Little Rock, Arkansas


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