In the closet D&D nerd?

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1999 SL500
1969 280SE
2023 Ram 1500
2007 Tiara 3200

Read your bible. Right there in Genesis, they describe how all the trouble in the world started with an Apple.
Yes, computers are tools. In the old world days, craftsmen knew everythng about their tools and the care thereof. Nowadays, too many of the people using comnputers are appliance operators (toaster operators?). They push button "A' then button "B" and their product pops out. If they don't get the result they expected, they are lost. I deal with these users all day long. I ha d one that had used her computer for 10 years and still didn't understand how the directory structure worked.
My youngest has been using a pc since he was 4-5. He walked into the knidergarden classroom, spotted the PC, sat down, grabbed the mouse and went at it. Teacher just starred in amazement. Then she realized it was my kid. She knew all of my kids had PCs in their rooms. (it was, however, a LONG time before I allowed internet access in their rooms). Same kid is now a senior in high school/junior in college. Don't know if the PC helped, but I don't think it hurt.

The geekness of Linux is a side effect of its growing up process. It's going through a long shake-out and is now definitely ready for server duty. Another few years and the desktop will be straightened out as well. Ubuntu Linux is pretty close. I just hope they can avoid the bloated feeling of Windows.

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1985 380SE Blue/Blue - 230,000 miles
2012 Subaru Forester 5-speed
2005 Toyota Sienna
2004 Chrysler Sebring convertible
1999 Toyota Tacoma

I almost made the switch to PCs around 1999-2000 for compatibility reasons, but money was tight and I stuck with the macs. Glad I did, they are now seamless using MS Office, which we and most of our clients do.

Like you I felt that not needing the IT support, and the grief of inoperable machines, is well worth a few bucks more up front.

Jim

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2005 C240 4matic wagon (daily driver)
87 190D - 225K (on loan)
85 190D - 312K (on loan)
2011 Subaru Legacy AWD (Wife's)

I plead the 5th.

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Chris
2007 E550 4Matic - 61,000 Km - Iridium Silver, black leather, Sport package, Premium 2 package
2007 GL450 4Matic - 62,000 Km - Obsidian Black Metallic, black leather, all options
1998 E430 - sold
1989 300E - 333,000 Km - sold
1977 280E - sold
1971 250 - retired

"And a frign hat. They gave me a hat at the annual benefits meeting. I said. how does this benefit me. I dont have anything from the company.. So they gave me a hat." - TheDon

I didn't have a computer until I was out of college and 2/3 through law school and I ain't doin' so bad

My old man is 76 and didn't have one until he was 70 and you would recognize the family business if I wrote it.

I love it when I catch one of my computer guys *****ing at a bar about the idiots computer he fixed that day--they run out of work real fast.

All this Apple talk (get it? apple talk) must have had an effect way over here. An public relations office across the street knows that I have a soft spot for old computers, so they called and unloaded some of their stuff. In addition to a couple monitors and a HP Laserjet that does tabloid sized prints, they threw a 17" iMac 1.83 Intel 512MB/160GB on the heap. "The LCD has vertical lines" they said.

Sure enough, there are several colored vertical lines on the screen but otherwise it works fine. Did a Google search about the issue and it appears that 17" Apple LCD displays are crapping out all over the world. If the device is out of warranty, like this one is, then Apple won't be of much help, but warranty and AppleCare units are being repaired.

Bought a Lenovo product yesterday. Real nice, Clark 17in screen, 3gig ram, 360 mg hard drive and what howie says is a slow ass processor at 2ghz.

I like it. I also bought some kind of broadcaster like my LeapFrog cable transmitter that is going to turn my new laptop into a wireless music server for my outdoor side patio.

I didn't say it was slow, were you drinking already?

If anything is wrong with the new laptop its surely BCAK.

Sorry, I got you mixed up with another dork friend of mine--the Macbook was 2.2ghz, iirc, but had less RAM (without an upgrade).

Didn't have a cocktail until after the girls bathtime--8 ish

What flavor wine cooler? Or was it Smirnoff ice?

Appletini, thilly boy.

Gonna hit 70 here today--thinking about blowing off productivity and starting that slow steady burn on the links around one if I can find somebody to play with on short notice.

Sont moan about that proc.... Sounds like you got the low voltage Intel. Thats a good processor.


Which Lenovo did you get?

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91 560 SEC AMG - other dogs dd
01 Honda S2000 - dogs dd
07 MB ML320 CDI - dd
16 Lexus IS250 - wifes dd

it's automatic.

I don't know which model it is. Don't have it on me at the moment. Hanging on my Asus.