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Skriven 2008-04-29 09:12:00 av DAVE DRUM (1:123/140)
     Kommentar till en text av JOAN MACDIARMID
Ärende: Dead Computer Club
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-=> JOAN MACDIARMID wrote to DAVE DRUM <=-

 JM>  Hi, Dave,

 DD> I just took Georgia's laptop to the second repair shop (always get a
 DD> second opinion - or something) where they also pronounced it
 DD> effectively dead. "Cost of repair would far outstrip current value or
 DD> replacement cost".

 JM>  Sez they! Trouble is "current value" to the individual
 JM>  who needs a particular computer might be way beyond
 JM>  the monetary value of the unit or even the supposed

I thought about that - and looked for a mother board on eBay after Dell
informed me that "we no longer support that model". No joy - but mother boards
for newer versions seem to be going for more than the cost of a new laptop
complete.

 JM>  I may buy an external floppy drive for the new laptop
 JM>  so I can install the old MS-Office and BW, eventually,
 JM>  but as of now, the older computer is priceless to me!
 JM>  Besides, the new box came with Vista, which no longer
 JM>  includes Hyperterminal, which I use for accessing
 JM>  BBSs for QWK packets.

Or, you could download Open Office - which is a freebie and reads/writes all
the Micro$loth formats, as well as its own formats. .doc files written by Open
Office are the same (bloated) size as those written by M$ Office. But, the same
file, when saved in native format as an .xls file is about 1/3 the size

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06
 
      Title: Svingi (Batter Puffs With Honey And Cinnamon)
 Categories: Greek, Desserts
      Yield: 28 servings
 
      1 c  Boiling water
      4 tb Butter or margarine
    1/4 ts Salt
      1 tb Granulated sugar
    1/2 ts Grated orange rind
      1 c  All-purpose flour
      1 ts Baking powder
      4    Eggs
           Olive or other vegetable oil
           Honey; warmed
           Ground cinnamon
 
  In a medium-sized saucepan, combine the boiling water, butter, salt,
  sugar, and orange rind.  Bring to a boil.  Meanwhile, sift together
  the flour and baking powder.  Add the dry ingredients all at once to
  the hot mixture, beating hard with a wooden spoon over medium heat
  until the mixture forms a compact mass and leaves the sides of the
  pan.  Remove from the heat and let cool for 1 minute.  Add the eggs,
  one at a time, beating hard after each addition; the mixture should
  be smooth, glossy, and thick. Heat the oil (which should be 2-1/2 to
  3 inches deep) almost to the smoking point, then drop the batter by
  tablespoons into the oil, without crowding, to form puffs.  When the
  puffs surface, turn them to fry on all sides, using tongs, then lift
  them out, drain off excess oil on absorbent paper.  Place on warm
  platter and keep warm.  If using the syrup, boil the syrup ingedients
  for 5 minutes; spoon the syrup, or warm honey, over the puffs,
  sprinkle with cinnamon, and serve hot.
  
  From: "The Food of Greece" by Vilma Liacouras Chantiles
  Avenel Books, New York.
  
  Typed for you by Karen Mintzias

  Uncle Dirty Dave's Archives
 
MMMMM

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