Look at me posting on my NEW home 'puter

[underpants]

Just got it last night. God AOL is everywherebut we avoided that trap and signed up on MSN. Any better ISP's out there? For dial-up?

hp pavilion home PC
3200 AMD Athlon 64 processor
512 MB PC2700 DDR SDRAM memory
160 GB 7200RPM ultra DMA hard drive
DVD+RW/CD-RW 16X max speed

Whatever the hell all that means. :shrug:

Still using the old monitor (them things is essspensive) and speakers.

We were actually able to watch a video ( www.whitehousewest.com ) last night-we never were able to fully download anything on the old Gateway stack.

it's got a really cool up and down sliding door to cover all the ports- including the ones we will probably never use- but I think one of the cats pulled it open last night while we slept.

:bounce::party:Whooooooooooohooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!:bounce::party:

[Placebo]

1. Yay For New Computers!!!

I hope it serves you well!

Getting a new computer is one of the greatest joys known to mankind.

Or at least to geek-kind such as myself. :bounce:

[Paradise]

2. all-right! enjoy! :) n/t

[ima_sinnic]

3. for dial-up ISP, I recommend LeftWeb.com

--by and for progressives and only $9/month
http://www.leftweb.com

I have had minimal problems with this service.
disclaimer: I am a customer only.

[matcom]

4. DIAL-UP?

cheap bastard :D

[GOPisEvil]

5. Dial-up?

Philistine! :D

Enjoy the new box! :party:

[Richardo]

6. Hey you two! Some of us only GET dial-up service...

...no DSL offered by SBC in the wilds of Cypress, Texas for example.

Plus I'm a cheap bastard. :)

[GOPisEvil]

7. No DSL in Cypress?

Horrors! :o

Although it's expensive as hell, I love cable internet.

[Richardo]

12. We don't even get 'Call Notes'...

:eyes:

And the cost of cable is not supported until I get a new machine - my 1997-model vintage Dell running Windows 95 is just not worth it. :)

(Ever wonder why I post almost exclusively during business hours on weekdays? My employer does.) :)

[GOPisEvil]

13. I understand completely.

You can get a newer model Dell for not too much cash. I had to buy one after my old 'puter died. There's a shop here that sells refurbished Dells. I got a Pentium III 650, 10gig HD, DVD drive and CD burner for $249.

[Richardo]

14. Pfffft!!

<spit take> $249???

That's worth a trip to Austin in itself! (Not that going just to see my DU buddies isn't sufficient, mind you)

[underpants]

16. Yeah but that COULD be 249 lottery scratch tickets

which is fun just in the scratchin'

[GOPisEvil]

18. They have models even cheaper. (A link!)

http://www.discountelectronics.com/

[Richardo]

19. Yoiks!

I'm there!

[GOPisEvil]

21. Let me know when you're coming.

I won't bake a cake, but maybe we can have a beer or something. :D

[underpants]

8. I'm not going to pay for DSL in our apartment

Isn't worth it plus with the new computer I can't imagine it would be THAT much faster.

[matcom]

9. cheap bastard

100 times faster

[GOPisEvil]

10. Cable's even faster!

But, I understand you might need to take baby steps. :D

[underpants]

17. Will it make the spankin' hippo go faster?

Because we ALL need that. :bounce:

[Placebo]

11. Internet - DSL/Cable = HELL!!!

I can't imagine going back to dial-up after DSL, I would probably never be online if that were the case, it's sooooooooo slooooooooooow it's PAINFUL! :scared:

[underpants]

15. All I can say is

It zips around as fast as my computer at work which in on DSL or Cable or whatever. I don't see a difference that is worth it, at least with the new computer.

[underseasurveyor]

20. ?Question?

Now how much of a hassle is it (if it is) to get the info you wish to keep from the old one to the new one? :shrug:

And happy new computer to ya Underpants:thumbsup:

[underpants]

22. The old one is DEAD-didn't keep a lot on it-got a jumpdrive though.

Most any work type stuff we did at home we saved to disk or my wife e-mailed to herself.

She DID buy a jumpdrive-256 MB of memory and it is about the size of a large cigarette lighter. We will be saving stuff onto that.