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Monday, June 5, 2000

Pondering the Imponderable -- 1:22 pm CST, Update by A.T. Hun

Greetings from sunny Minnesota! I am very thankful that my inlaws will soon have a PIII because this only Win3.x system is REALLY slow. Guess I'm jaded. Anyway, if you don't understand my comment in today's history section, you have to watch the first episode of the fourth series of Monty Python. Then everything will be clear. More news when the real computer comes in. Is that the U.P.S. guy?

The Master comments: Sucks to be you A.T. :-) Then again, when I update from my parent's place, I've got to use a WebTV machine. Doh. BTW: When I get that history DB done, I hope you realize I'm keeping your comment. Heh.

UPDATE! 11:00 P.M. The computer did arrive, so I spent the late afternoon and evening installing the hardware and a bunch of software. A couple of points:

Why in the world would IBM use a video card that only has a digital output? Now there's an adapter on the back of the card, adding about 2-3 inches to the depth of the case. Nice. Not.
This is my first experience with Microsoft not sending the full Windows CD but only an emergency disk. What a PITA when you are looking for drivers.
I'd like to that my inlaw's ISP for being so responsive to my tech support questions. Not. I couldn't get through to them. Good thing I know a thing or two about Windows DUN or we'd be SOL.
IBM also didn't install any of the software they ordered, which came without any manuals.

I'm glad I was here to set everything up for them, but I'm beginning to understand why techs charge $50/hour or more for this. But my inlaws are buying tickets for us to go to the Eric Idle show. That and they buy me good beer (Summit IPA and Extra Pale Ale).

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