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1. and now, computer questions... (score: 1)
Author: scott.hall@comcast.net
Date: Sun, 03 Jul 2005 18:09:40 +0000
so I'm up in the attic running the cat-5 yesterday and I hear thunder. we've lost three cable modems already and a slew of vcrs, etc. so I get down as quick as I can and race towards the computer. as
/html/shop-talk/2005-07/msg00000.html (9,445 bytes)

2. RE: and now, computer questions... (score: 1)
Author: "Randall" <tr3driver@comcast.net>
Date: Sun, 3 Jul 2005 12:00:35 -0700
The only definitive test is to hook the component up to a working computer and see if it works. The downside is that there is a small chance your bad component will damage the good component. Odds a
/html/shop-talk/2005-07/msg00001.html (9,220 bytes)

3. RE: and now, computer questions... (score: 1)
Author: scott.hall@comcast.net
Date: Mon, 04 Jul 2005 00:54:07 +0000
heh. the video and sound cards were the parts I definitely wanted to get rid of. fwiw, the computer is a vpr matrix, which used to be best buy's house brand. I bought it because it had a raid control
/html/shop-talk/2005-07/msg00002.html (10,944 bytes)

4. Re: and now, computer questions... (score: 1)
Author: "Marknsuz" <marknsuz@pacbell.net>
Date: Sun, 3 Jul 2005 22:47:08 -0700
You can get a Dell machine complete for well under $500. And the newer versions of Windows ship with a 'transfer your old hard disk contents to your new hard disk' utility that should bring your pic
/html/shop-talk/2005-07/msg00003.html (8,896 bytes)

5. Re: and now, computer questions... (score: 1)
Author: David Scheidt <dmscheidt@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 4 Jul 2005 01:10:49 -0500
. Just go buy a new machine. Stick the old disk in the new one, copy it's contents onto the new machine, then make a full set of backups. (Make a couple of the family photos. Keep one, give one to a
/html/shop-talk/2005-07/msg00004.html (8,836 bytes)

6. RE: and now, computer questions... (score: 1)
Author: "Randall" <tr3driver@comcast.net>
Date: Mon, 4 Jul 2005 00:34:19 -0700
No reason you can't remove the HD before taking it to them. However, I'd guess that, for $99, they will just tell you the first thing they find wrong, rather than completely testing each component.
/html/shop-talk/2005-07/msg00005.html (8,843 bytes)

7. Re: and now, computer questions... (score: 1)
Author: Steve Shipley <shiples@comcast.net>
Date: Mon, 04 Jul 2005 12:14:28 -0700
/var/spool/mqueue/: No such directory
/html/shop-talk/2005-07/msg00007.html (8,166 bytes)

8. Re: and now, computer questions... (score: 1)
Author: Chris K <ckotting@wideopenwest.com>
Date: Mon, 04 Jul 2005 20:10:44 -0400
I don't think Scott is running Unix or Linux, so I'm not sure what your message is about. Chris K.
/html/shop-talk/2005-07/msg00008.html (8,286 bytes)

9. Re: and now, computer questions... (score: 1)
Author: Steve Shipley <shiples@comcast.net>
Date: Mon, 04 Jul 2005 18:47:35 -0700
My messages are not getting through to shop-talk. I seem to be able to post to other mailing lists so I haven't spent any time trying to figure out if it's a problem on my end. My guess is that you'l
/html/shop-talk/2005-07/msg00009.html (8,829 bytes)

10. Re: and now, computer questions... (score: 1)
Author: Richard Beels <beels@technologist.com>
Date: Fri, 08 Jul 2005 01:46:27 -0400
my advice is to get a refurb dell from their website. cheaper and an as-new warranty. AND get a fr*ggen UPS. Get one with dataline protection for the phone and network. And cable too I guess. If the
/html/shop-talk/2005-07/msg00020.html (11,915 bytes)

11. Re: and now, computer questions... (score: 1)
Author: eric@megageek.com
Date: Fri, 8 Jul 2005 09:22:10 -0400
As a guy in the computer biz... Stay away from Dell. They no longer support machine like they used to. If you have a problem, good luck getting it fixed. I (an all my clients) will never use Dell's a
/html/shop-talk/2005-07/msg00024.html (9,520 bytes)

12. Re: and now, computer questions... (score: 1)
Author: pethier@isd.net
Date: Fri, 8 Jul 2005 13:52:38 -0500
Mine likes to "wake to ring". I figured out that if I shut it down as "hibernate", it does not do it.
/html/shop-talk/2005-07/msg00026.html (8,261 bytes)

13. Re: and now, computer questions... (score: 1)
Author: scott.hall@comcast.net
Date: Sat, 09 Jul 2005 20:43:17 +0000
and we are now far afield, but I'm asking anyway, since y'all know everything and you aren't trying to sell me something: dual-core (pentium-d) or p4ht? I've googled enough to understand what's going
/html/shop-talk/2005-07/msg00045.html (8,795 bytes)

14. Re: and now, computer questions... (score: 1)
Author: Richard Beels <beels@technologist.com>
Date: Sun, 10 Jul 2005 01:19:25 -0400
I gave up trying to stay current with all the CPU stuff a couple years ago. A PC is so much more than a CPU speed rating. Bus speed, disk speed, size of caches, etc... video refresh gets more importa
/html/shop-talk/2005-07/msg00048.html (9,380 bytes)

15. Re: and now, computer questions... (score: 1)
Author: Paul Parkanzky <parkanz1@msu.edu>
Date: Sun, 10 Jul 2005 02:06:31 -0400
I highly recommend an Apple. I was a Mac hater until a coworker got one. I spent some time using it, then replaced my (3rd) Compaq laptop with a 12" Powerbook. Great computers. Wonderful operating sy
/html/shop-talk/2005-07/msg00050.html (8,499 bytes)

16. RE: and now, computer questions... (score: 1)
Author: "Randall" <tr3driver@comcast.net>
Date: Sat, 9 Jul 2005 23:40:44 -0700
I'm hopelessly behind the bleeding edge these days, but I recall an article in PC Magazine where one of their columnists said the dual-core machine seemed to run faster than it should, over twice th
/html/shop-talk/2005-07/msg00051.html (9,347 bytes)

17. Re: and now, computer questions... (score: 1)
Author: Peter Murray <pete@partnercomm.com>
Date: Mon, 11 Jul 2005 10:19:46 -0400
If you want a current x86-based system - Much depends on what you need the system to do. If you're looking for maximum multi-threaded (multiple processes running simultaneously) performance, go with
/html/shop-talk/2005-07/msg00055.html (9,545 bytes)

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