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| Paul Jamison |
I'm ba-ack!!
I don't know if I'd told anyone here, but a few weeks ago, something
happened to the userinfo.ini file on my wheezy, 9-year-old, Windows 3.1,
runs-on-coal computer, so I couldn't get online. So, I decided it was high
time for an upgrade. I got some money out of my 401(k) account and ordered a
Dell (Dude!). Dell has a nifty 16% discount for Boeing employees. What with
that, a further 10% discount for online orders, and free shipping on the
computer itself, I got a hefty chunk of savings on a snazzy system. 80 gigs
hard drive; 512 megs of memory; a combo DVD-ROM/CD-W drive; a flat-screen
monitor.
The computer came on Tuesday and I got a cable modem installed today, and
here I be!
I was going to toss the old computer - it's that old - but my Significant
Other of Great Price wants it. The floppy disc drive doesn't work, nor does
the CD-ROM drive; internet access is kaput; nobody supports Windoze 3.1
anymore. But she figures she can use it, so she'll get it with my blessings.
Right now I'm getting used to my new toy. I've got Outlook Express, and I
have no idea how to attach a signature to my posts. I'll figure it out
hopefully.
So - have I missed anything?
Paul
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| Bikerferret |
Hey Paul, nice to have you back!
"Paul Jamison" <pjamison2@cox.net> wrote in message
news:aDtyc.80066$Yr.42350@okepread04...
> I'm ba-ack!!
>
> I don't know if I'd told anyone here, but a few weeks ago, something
> happened to the userinfo.ini file on my wheezy, 9-year-old, Windows 3.1,
> runs-on-coal computer, so I couldn't get online. So, I decided it was high
> time for an upgrade. I got some money out of my 401(k) account and ordered
a
> Dell (Dude!). Dell has a nifty 16% discount for Boeing employees. What
with
> that, a further 10% discount for online orders, and free shipping on the
> computer itself, I got a hefty chunk of savings on a snazzy system. 80
gigs
> hard drive; 512 megs of memory; a combo DVD-ROM/CD-W drive; a flat-screen
> monitor.
>
> The computer came on Tuesday and I got a cable modem installed today, and
> here I be!
>
> I was going to toss the old computer - it's that old - but my Significant
> Other of Great Price wants it. The floppy disc drive doesn't work, nor
does
> the CD-ROM drive; internet access is kaput; nobody supports Windoze 3.1
> anymore. But she figures she can use it, so she'll get it with my
blessings.
>
> Right now I'm getting used to my new toy. I've got Outlook Express, and I
> have no idea how to attach a signature to my posts. I'll figure it out
> hopefully.
>
> So - have I missed anything?
>
> Paul
>
>
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| Jason and Holly Harper |
Hey Paul, welcome back! :) Quite a transition from Win 3.1, isn't it? :)
Nothing like seeing a webpage load in the blink of an eye, instead of being
able to go and brew a pot of coffee and come back and still wait for it to
load. ;-)
Holly
"Paul Jamison" <pjamison2@cox.net> wrote in message
news:aDtyc.80066$Yr.42350@okepread04...
> I'm ba-ack!!
>
> I don't know if I'd told anyone here, but a few weeks ago, something
> happened to the userinfo.ini file on my wheezy, 9-year-old, Windows 3.1,
> runs-on-coal computer, so I couldn't get online. So, I decided it was high
> time for an upgrade. I got some money out of my 401(k) account and ordered
a
> Dell (Dude!). Dell has a nifty 16% discount for Boeing employees. What
with
> that, a further 10% discount for online orders, and free shipping on the
> computer itself, I got a hefty chunk of savings on a snazzy system. 80
gigs
> hard drive; 512 megs of memory; a combo DVD-ROM/CD-W drive; a flat-screen
> monitor.
>
> The computer came on Tuesday and I got a cable modem installed today, and
> here I be!
>
> I was going to toss the old computer - it's that old - but my Significant
> Other of Great Price wants it. The floppy disc drive doesn't work, nor
does
> the CD-ROM drive; internet access is kaput; nobody supports Windoze 3.1
> anymore. But she figures she can use it, so she'll get it with my
blessings.
>
> Right now I'm getting used to my new toy. I've got Outlook Express, and I
> have no idea how to attach a signature to my posts. I'll figure it out
> hopefully.
>
> So - have I missed anything?
>
> Paul
>
>
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DUDE!!! That's awesome! My other half just got a Dell too and he's wearing
out that line! LOL Congratulations!
jumpingmouse, kylie & gilbert
"Paul Jamison" <pjamison2@cox.net> wrote in message
news:aDtyc.80066$Yr.42350@okepread04...
> I'm ba-ack!!
>
> I don't know if I'd told anyone here, but a few weeks ago, something
> happened to the userinfo.ini file on my wheezy, 9-year-old, Windows 3.1,
> runs-on-coal computer, so I couldn't get online. So, I decided it was high
> time for an upgrade. I got some money out of my 401(k) account and ordered
a
> Dell (Dude!). Dell has a nifty 16% discount for Boeing employees. What
with
> that, a further 10% discount for online orders, and free shipping on the
> computer itself, I got a hefty chunk of savings on a snazzy system. 80
gigs
> hard drive; 512 megs of memory; a combo DVD-ROM/CD-W drive; a flat-screen
> monitor.
>
> The computer came on Tuesday and I got a cable modem installed today, and
> here I be!
>
> I was going to toss the old computer - it's that old - but my Significant
> Other of Great Price wants it. The floppy disc drive doesn't work, nor
does
> the CD-ROM drive; internet access is kaput; nobody supports Windoze 3.1
> anymore. But she figures she can use it, so she'll get it with my
blessings.
>
> Right now I'm getting used to my new toy. I've got Outlook Express, and I
> have no idea how to attach a signature to my posts. I'll figure it out
> hopefully.
>
> So - have I missed anything?
>
> Paul
>
>
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| Paul Jamison |
Indeed.
I presume that Russ Prater is still around the group. When I first stumbled
across APF in the mid-90's, he was posting here with a Commodore 128 via
Fidonet; he later got a top-of-the-line system himself. I know how he must
have felt with the quantum leap thingy. Still, you work with what you got.
Thanks for the welcome, guys.
Paul
"Jason and Holly Harper" <jhharper@tm.net> wrote in message
news:mhLyc.3323$Hf.1867043@newshog.newsread.com...
> Hey Paul, welcome back! :) Quite a transition from Win 3.1, isn't it?
:)
> Nothing like seeing a webpage load in the blink of an eye, instead of
being
> able to go and brew a pot of coffee and come back and still wait for it to
> load. ;-)
>
> Holly
>
> "Paul Jamison" <pjamison2@cox.net> wrote in message
> news:aDtyc.80066$Yr.42350@okepread04...
> > I'm ba-ack!!
> >
> > I don't know if I'd told anyone here, but a few weeks ago, something
> > happened to the userinfo.ini file on my wheezy, 9-year-old, Windows 3.1,
> > runs-on-coal computer, so I couldn't get online. So, I decided it was
high
> > time for an upgrade. I got some money out of my 401(k) account and
ordered
> a
> > Dell (Dude!). Dell has a nifty 16% discount for Boeing employees. What
> with
> > that, a further 10% discount for online orders, and free shipping on the
> > computer itself, I got a hefty chunk of savings on a snazzy system. 80
> gigs
> > hard drive; 512 megs of memory; a combo DVD-ROM/CD-W drive; a
flat-screen
> > monitor.
> >
> > The computer came on Tuesday and I got a cable modem installed today,
and
> > here I be!
> >
> > I was going to toss the old computer - it's that old - but my
Significant
> > Other of Great Price wants it. The floppy disc drive doesn't work, nor
> does
> > the CD-ROM drive; internet access is kaput; nobody supports Windoze 3.1
> > anymore. But she figures she can use it, so she'll get it with my
> blessings.
> >
> > Right now I'm getting used to my new toy. I've got Outlook Express, and
I
> > have no idea how to attach a signature to my posts. I'll figure it out
> > hopefully.
> >
> > So - have I missed anything?
> >
> > Paul
> >
> >
>
>
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| Just Molly |
"Paul Jamison" <pjamison2@cox.net> wrote in message
news:aDtyc.80066$Yr.42350@okepread04...
> I'm ba-ack!!
>
> I don't know if I'd told anyone here, but a few weeks ago, something
> happened to the userinfo.ini file on my wheezy, 9-year-old, Windows 3.1,
> runs-on-coal computer, so I couldn't get online. So, I decided it was high
> time for an upgrade. I got some money out of my 401(k) account and ordered
a
> Dell (Dude!). Dell has a nifty 16% discount for Boeing employees. What
with
> that, a further 10% discount for online orders, and free shipping on the
> computer itself, I got a hefty chunk of savings on a snazzy system. 80
gigs
> hard drive; 512 megs of memory; a combo DVD-ROM/CD-W drive; a flat-screen
> monitor.
>
> The computer came on Tuesday and I got a cable modem installed today, and
> here I be!
>
> I was going to toss the old computer - it's that old - but my Significant
> Other of Great Price wants it. The floppy disc drive doesn't work, nor
does
> the CD-ROM drive; internet access is kaput; nobody supports Windoze 3.1
> anymore. But she figures she can use it, so she'll get it with my
blessings.
>
> Right now I'm getting used to my new toy. I've got Outlook Express, and I
> have no idea how to attach a signature to my posts. I'll figure it out
> hopefully.
>
> So - have I missed anything?
>
Did ya miss me? lol. Re signatures, go tools-options-then look for
signatures and away ya go.
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