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Skriven 2010-10-09 23:56:00 av James Bradley (1:342/77.0)
     Kommentar till en text av Jean Parrot
Ärende: No Worm in this guy!
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-=> Jean Parrot wrote to James Bradley <=-
...
 JB> thirty-some new text files (mostly blank) created in
 JB> her StartUp folder. "My
 JB> computer takes too long to load!" I could verify
 JB> *that* assessment post-haste. B-]

 JP>  I am more and more inclined to think that the human interface, between
 JP> the chair and the keyboard is mostly to blame. Lately, I have
 JP> been called more often to "fix" that Wormy and my PC
 JP> knowledge helped.

Sure, one can mire the OS in short order, or tune it up. I went to borrow the
sister's I-net machine one day, and what a muck up! She's spectacular in other
areas, so I can forgive her for depending on her X for dealing with the IT
part, but now that he's out of the picture....

...
 JP>  I am in the same boat, using the same single paddle, going
 JP> in circle. I am not a software person, hardware is my
 JP> forte, small as it is. My main claim against the Wormy was
 JP> at start, the inability to home built such a machine when a
 JP> PC was so easy. Then, on top of this, was the horrendous
 JP> price, but it has come down a bit with Jobs adopting Intel
 JP> and Unix, I guess.

There was a time... <L> I think a real stroke of genius came when Apple
splintered (I don't recall all the politics of the time, nor did I pay much
attention to it as it was unfolding.) into the Next project. Then, they made a
mistake by allowing OEMs to build Apples. They didn't win that Granny Smith,
but a side benefit is they started getting less proprietary.

 JP>  So, I am trained in PC and will stay this way.

 JP>  Hardware project for today. I have a CD-ROM that will not open when
 JP> the eject button is pressed. I have it all apart beside me as I
 JP> type at you. I was able to "unlock" the lock, to find out
 JP> that it will not open with an empty tray and that if I
 JP> always keep a CD in it, it will work fine. ( ??? ) I have
 JP> not found out why yet, give me a minute or two. It is
 JP> feeding Media Center at this moment, no hiccup, playing
 JP> Allegria.

WOA! That's an odd duck. Fix A: Keep a CD in it. Fix B: Run off to a(n/RL)
auction and upgrade to a more capable player. <G+D> 

Say, I just made an (RL) auction run, and have a bit of a glut of 1/2G DDR RAM.
Do you recall who it was looking for some sticks?

 JP>  Have a gorgeous Western day.

Happy (Canadian ;-) Thanksgiving!


... James
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