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Someone I work with rang me, and part of our conversation went roughly like this:
Him: You're into computers aren't you?
Me: Yeah, sort of.
Him: Well my old one's ...
- 07-10-2007 #1Linux Guru
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Someone I work with rang me, and part of our conversation went roughly like this:
Him: You're into computers aren't you?
Me: Yeah, sort of.
Him: Well my old one's just died. I think the hard drive just needs reformating: it's a Windows problem. Do you want it? I know it works otherwise.
Me: Yeah!
Him: And I've got a 14" flat screen monitor I don't want. Works fine. Do you want that too?
Me: Yeah!!
Him: Cool. I'll bring it in on Thursday and give you a lift home.
I've become a dumping ground for discarded hardware, but I'll just install another *nix on the old machine and plug in the spare monitor. Result!
I am always doing that which I can not do, in order that I may learn how to do it. - Pablo Picasso
- 07-10-2007 #2Linux Guru
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Nice. A few months ago I got an old Gateway laptop that was headed for the dumpster. After playing around with it, it probably will go to the dumpster after all. It was fun to see just how flashy a Linux distro I could cram onto a P3 with 64MB of RAM and no network card.
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- 07-10-2007 #3forum.guy
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Cool... another newborn Linux box on the way!
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→ new members/users: read this first | new member faq
→ no private messages requesting computer support - post them on the forums!
→ please use the "report post" button to alert our forum admins to problematic posts rather than responding to them yourself.
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Single and irresponsible. Of course the hardware might not work, but I think I'll be able to tease some extra life out of it.
Originally Posted by zba78 
To be able to bring all of this stuff hoe you're either single or have a VERY understanding partner. I had to get rid of my one-and-only PC and replace it with a laptop due to my wife's 'polite' requests
I am always doing that which I can not do, in order that I may learn how to do it. - Pablo Picasso
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If I had a wife and she tried to get rid of my PC she'd wake up and find all her **** outside.
- 07-10-2007 #7forum.guy
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Yeah, it's "Baby... don't make me choose between you and my computer!"
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→ new members/users: read this first | new member faq
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→ please use the "report post" button to alert our forum admins to problematic posts rather than responding to them yourself.
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Actually if you did that I bet you would wake up and find all your **** outside Originally Posted by Oxygen Brilliant Mediocrity - Making Failure Look Good
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This raises some interesting questions! I wish I had the answers ... Originally Posted by Vergil83 Actually if you did that I bet you would wake up and find all your **** outside
I am always doing that which I can not do, in order that I may learn how to do it. - Pablo Picasso
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I don't bother accepting stuff like that anymore, unless I can sell the parts. I've got way too much **** as is.
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